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Repeated antigen testing among severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–positive nursing home residents

Part of: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2021

Erin D. Moritz Open the ORCID record for Erin D. Moritz [Opens in a new window] ,
Susannah L. McKay ,
Farrell A. Tobolowsky ,
Stephen P. LaVoie ,
Michelle A. Waltenburg ,
Kristin D. Lecy ,
Natalie J. Thornburg ,
Jennifer L. Harcourt ,
Azaibi Tamin  and
Jennifer M. Folster
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Erin D. Moritz*
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Susannah L. McKay
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Farrell A. Tobolowsky
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Stephen P. LaVoie
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Michelle A. Waltenburg
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Kristin D. Lecy
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Natalie J. Thornburg
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jennifer L. Harcourt
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Azaibi Tamin
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jennifer M. Folster
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jeanne Negley
Affiliation:
Acute Disease Epidemiology, Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
Allison C. Brown
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
L. Clifford McDonald
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Preeta K. Kutty
Affiliation:
COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Author for correspondence: Erin D. Moritz, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Repeated antigen testing of 12 severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–positive nursing home residents using Abbott BinaxNOW identified 9 of 9 (100%) culture-positive specimens up to 6 days after initial positive test. Antigen positivity lasted 2–24 days. Antigen positivity might last beyond the infectious period, but it was reliable in residents with evidence of early infection.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 12 , December 2022 , pp. 1918 - 1921
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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CDC Infection Prevention and Control Group: Amelia Bhatnagar BS1, Malania M. Wilson MS1, Kelly M. Hatfield MSPH1, Sarah E. Gilbert MPH1, James L. Dawson PhD1, Jonathan Bryant-Genevier PhD1, Matthew J. Hudson MD1, Geroncio C. Fajardo MD1, David A. Jackson MD1, Laura G. Brown PhD1, Juliana Carvalho DaSilva MA1 and Melia Haile MPH.1

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