Table 1.
RATs investigated in this study
| Test | Name | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| Test I | SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test (self-test1) * | Roche, Mannheim, Germany |
| Test II | CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test * | Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany |
| Test III | Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Card * | Xiamen Boson Biotech Co., Xiamen, China |
| Test IV | Panbio COVID-19 Ag RAPID TEST DEVICE (NASAL) | Abbott, Jena, Germany |
| Test V | NADAL COVID-19 Ag Test | Nal von Minden, Moers, Germany |
| Test VI | BIOCREDIT COVID-19 Ag One Step Rapid Test | Rapigen Inc., Anyang-si, South Korea |
| Test VII2 | Sofia SARS Antigen FIA | Quidel Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA |
* Officially approved for self-testing according to German approval regulations. 1 Evaluation with cell culture supernatants according to the manufacturer’s instructions for self-testing, evaluation with clinical samples according to the manufacturer’s instructions for professional use testing. 2 Evaluation only with cell culture supernatants