Coding-complete genomic sequence of a rhinovirus C-32 in a human nasal swab sample that tested false positive in a SARS-CoV-2 antigen test

Tracey L Moquin; Kuttichantran Subramaniam; John A Lednicky

doi:10.1128/mra.00172-24

Coding-complete genomic sequence of a rhinovirus C-32 in a human nasal swab sample that tested false positive in a SARS-CoV-2 antigen test

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Apr 11;13(4):e0017224. doi: 10.1128/mra.00172-24. Epub 2024 Mar 25.

Authors

Tracey L Moquin^{1

2}, Kuttichantran Subramaniam^{2

3}, John A Lednicky^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
² Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Abstract

Rhinovirus-A was previously shown to cause false-positive results in a Japanese SARS-CoV-2 antigen test. We report that a false-positive result was obtained in a specimen with rhinovirus C-32 that had been tested using an American SARS-CoV-2 antigen test.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 rapid antigen test; rhinovirus.