In asymptomatic adults, a COVID-19 Ag-RDT with combined nasal and throat samples had 82% to 89% positive percent agreement.

Fekete, Thomas · Ann Intern Med · 2022

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Goodall BL, LeBlanc JJ, Hatchette TF, et al. <b>Investigating the sensitivity of nasal or throat swabs: combination of both swabs increases the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests.</b> Microbiol Spectr. 2022;10:e0021722 35762772.

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