RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Home testing for COVID-19: Benefits and limitations
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
DO 10.3949/ccjm.88a.ccc071
A1 Gary W. Procop
A1 Kamran Kadkhoda
A1 Daniel D. Rhoads
A1 Steven G. Gordon
A1 Anita J. Reddy
YR 2021
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2021/02/24/ccjm.88a.ccc071.abstract
AB The home test kits for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection with Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization primarily use either isothermal nucleic acid amplification or antigen detection, and each test has advantages and limitations in terms of sensitivity and specificity, cost, results reporting, and results turnaround time. In clinical studies, these tests provide accurate positive results in symptomatic individuals, although negative results are less accurate. There are also accuracy concerns for positive results in asymptomatic individuals. These factors have implications for their clinical interpretation and use.