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cord-343800-nbydaoac	Cerutti, Francesco	Urgent need of rapid tests for SARS CoV-2 antigen detection: evaluation of the SD-Biosensor antigen test for SARS-CoV-2	2020-09-29		.txt	text/plain	1209	65	56	We evaluated the recently CE-approved rapid POCT SD-Biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein detection in nasopharyngeal secretions from 330 patients admitted to the Emergency Room for a suspect of COVID-19 and travelers returning home from high risk countries. Point-of-care diagnostic tests (POCTs) for detecting viral antigens in clinical samples would be very helpful for the diagnosis of COVID-19 [2] either as mass-screening or first aid tests at the emergency room. To evaluate a recently CE-approved POCT, the STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag (SD-Biosensor, RELAB, I), for the detection of SARS CoV-2 nucleoprotein in NP swabs in comparison with the gold standard RT-PCR. POCTs for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f antigens are quite promising; however, the principal concerns are the false-negative rate due to low viral loads [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] . Evaluation of novel antigen-based rapid detection test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory samples	./cache/cord-343800-nbydaoac.txt	./txt/cord-343800-nbydaoac.txt