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SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests exhibit moderate-to-high sensitivity vs RT-PCR, cultures
Home antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection were moderately sensitive compared with RT-PCR* test but highly sensitive compared with viral culture in adults and children with RT-PCR-confirmed infection, a prospective study suggests.
SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests exhibit moderate-to-high sensitivity vs RT-PCR, cultures
26 May 2022
Long COVID: What factors contribute to the risk?
Only a minority of patients are considered fully recovered 1 year after being discharged from hospital due to COVID-19, with women and obese individuals at increased risk of long COVID, according to results of the prospective PHOSP-COVID* study presented at ECCMID 2022 and published in The Lancet.
Long COVID: What factors contribute to the risk?
25 May 2022
Fewer hospitalizations with omicron vs delta suggest reduced severity of omicron variant
Infection with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was less likely to result in hospitalization than infection with the delta variant, according to an observational study from Denmark presented at ECCMID 2022 and published in The Lancet.
