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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Apr 13;27(6).
doi: 10.3201/eid2706.210226. Online ahead of print.
Rapid Antigen Test for Postmortem Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Carriage
Martin Zacharias, Verena Stangl, Andrea Th?ringer, Martina Loibner, Philipp Wurm, Stella Wolfgruber, Kurt Zatloukal, Karl Kashofer, Gregor Gorkiewicz
Abstract
Detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in deceased patients is key when considering appropriate safety measures to prevent infection during postmortem examinations. A prospective cohort study comparing a rapid antigen test with quantitative reverse transcription PCR showed the rapid test's usability as a tool to guide autopsy practice.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; PCR; SARS-CoV-2; autopsy; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; rapid antigen test; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; virus cultivation; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Apr 13;27(6).
doi: 10.3201/eid2706.210226. Online ahead of print.
Rapid Antigen Test for Postmortem Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Carriage
Martin Zacharias, Verena Stangl, Andrea Th?ringer, Martina Loibner, Philipp Wurm, Stella Wolfgruber, Kurt Zatloukal, Karl Kashofer, Gregor Gorkiewicz
- PMID: 33848454
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2706.210226
Abstract
Detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in deceased patients is key when considering appropriate safety measures to prevent infection during postmortem examinations. A prospective cohort study comparing a rapid antigen test with quantitative reverse transcription PCR showed the rapid test's usability as a tool to guide autopsy practice.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; PCR; SARS-CoV-2; autopsy; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; rapid antigen test; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; virus cultivation; viruses; zoonoses.