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Detection of the Omicron Variant Virus With the Abbott BinaxNow SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Assay
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Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. March 2022, Vol. 9 Issue 3
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Language
English
ISSN
2328-8957
Abstract
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends rapid testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection as a key element of epidemic control [1]. One such [...]
We assessed the ability of the BinaxNow rapid test to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen from 4 individuals with Omicron and Delta infections. We performed serial dilutions of nasal swab samples, and specimens with concentrations of [greater than or equal to] 100 000 copies/swab were positive, demonstrating that the BinaxNow test is able to detect the Omicron variant. Keywords. BinaxNow; diagnostic test; rapid antigen; SARS-CoV-2; viral load.
We assessed the ability of the BinaxNow rapid test to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antigen from 4 individuals with Omicron and Delta infections. We performed serial dilutions of nasal swab samples, and specimens with concentrations of [greater than or equal to] 100 000 copies/swab were positive, demonstrating that the BinaxNow test is able to detect the Omicron variant. Keywords. BinaxNow; diagnostic test; rapid antigen; SARS-CoV-2; viral load.