Are antigenic tests useful for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients accessing to emergency departments? Results from a North-West Italy hospital

J Infect. 2021 Aug;83(2):237-279. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.012. Epub 2021 May 21.

¹ Emergency Department and High Dependency Unit, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
² Department of Clinical and Biological Science, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano 10043, Italy.
³ Department of Clinical and Biological Science, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano 10043, Italy; Epidemiology Unit, Regional Health Service ASL TO3, Grugliasco.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
⁵ Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza University-Hospital, Turin, Italy.
⁶ Department of Clinical and Biological Science, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano 10043, Italy; Epidemiology Unit, Regional Health Service ASL TO3, Grugliasco. Electronic address: fulvio.ricceri@unito.it.

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Keywords: Antigenic tests; Emergency department; Negative predictive value; SARS-CoV-2.

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