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COVID tests: High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests

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Fri, 2024-05-03 10:18 — mike kraft

High-risk patients with COVID symptoms should use PCR rather than rapid tests, study suggests Study findings that reveal a sensitivity of 47% for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) compared with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests during Omicron variant predominance should prompt clinicians to consider using the latter test in high-risk patients eligible for antiviral drugs, the authors say. CIDRAP

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