학술논문
Postmortem Antigen-Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Predict Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2–Associated Deaths
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 244-247 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
Abstract
We investigated the infectivity of 128 severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2–associated deaths and evaluated predictive values of standard diagnostic procedures. Maintained infectivity (20%) did not correlate with viral RNA loads but correlated well with anti-S antibody levels. Sensitivity >90% for antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests supports their usefulness for assessment.