Table 9.

Summary of Considerations for the Use of Home Testing Using Rapid Antigen Tests

Primary Goals of Testing:

Identification of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections, enable more convenient testing of symptomatic individuals

Pretest probability: low (asymptomatic), high (symptomatic)

Testing strategy: None defined to date

Positive result: Consider confirmation by NAAT

Negative result: Confirmation by NAAT, if symptomatic

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test.