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. 2021 Mar 24;2021(3):CD013705. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013705.pub2

Fourati 2020 [C].

Study characteristics
Patient Sampling Comparative study of six Ag tests (no product codes reported); Fourati 2020 [A] reports full study characteristics and QUADAS
Patient characteristics and setting Comparative study of six Ag tests (no product codes reported); Fourati 2020 [A] reports full study characteristics and QUADAS
Index tests Comparative study of six Ag tests (no product codes reported); Fourati 2020 [C] relates to test [C] in the list below; see Fourati 2020 [A] for full study characteristics and QUADAS entries
[A] SARS‐CoV‐2 COVID‐19 Respi‐Strip
[B] Standard Q COVID‐19 Ag
[C] PanBio COVID‐19 Antigen Rapid Test
[D] Biosynex COVID‐19 Ag BSS
[E] COVID‐VIRO Antigen Rapid Test
[F] NG Test SARS‐CoV‐2 Ag (assay excluded from review due to Vortex requirement as stated in IFU)
Manufacturer:
[A] Coris BioConcept, Gembloux, Belgium
[B] SD BIOSENSOR, Inc., Korea
[C] Abbott, Chicago, Illinois, USA
[D] Biosynex, Strasbourg, France
[E] AAZ, Boulogne‐Billancourt, France
[F] NG Biotech, Guipry, France
Antibody: Not stated
Antigen target: Not stated
Test method: Not stated
Samples used: NP; collection not reported
Transport media: VTM (Cepheid® or Deltalab®); 100 μL used for testing
Sample storage: frozen at ‐80 °C until use
Test operator: Laboratory staff
Definition of test positivity: Visual, as per manufacturer.
Blinding reported: Yes; each test was interpreted independently by two different laboratory technicians. A third reading was carried out in the event of discrepancy
Timing of samples: post‐symptom onset (reported for 289 samples): 0‐3 days 97, 34%; 4‐7 days 103, 36%; 8=11 days 63, 22%; >=12 days 26, 9%
No. samples reported at >7 days varied per test, maximum was 289
Target condition and reference standard(s) Comparative study of six Ag tests (no product codes reported); Fourati 2020 [A] reports full study characteristics and QUADAS
Flow and timing Comparative study of six Ag tests (no product codes reported); Fourati 2020 [A] reports full study characteristics and QUADAS
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