Comparison of BinaxNOW and SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR Detection of the Omicron Variant from Matched Anterior Nares Swabs

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01307-22
• Publication Date: 2022-10-18T14:02:48Z
• Authors: Lena Landaverde; Jacquelyn Turcinovic; Lynn Doucette-Stamm; Kevin Gonzales; Judy Platt; John H. Connor; Catherine Klapperich
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Omicron; RT-PCR; 610; anterior nares; 613; Microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; BinaxNow; 03 medical and health sciences; antigen; Humans; Pandemics; rapid diagnostic tests; Anterior nares; 0303 health sciences; SARS-CoV-2; Rapid diagnostic tests; COVID-19; Reverse transcription; Reverse Transcription; QR1-502; Polymerase chain reaction; 3. Good health; Antigen; Research Article

Our results suggest BinaxNOW can rule in SARS-CoV-2 infection but would miss infections if RDTs were exclusively used.