Medical Xpress

Is my RAT actually working? How to tell if your COVID test can detect omicron

You've tested negative for COVID using a rapid antigen test (RAT), but are a close contact of a positive family member and have symptoms. So you might be wondering if you're really COVID-negative or ...
News Medical

Rates of rapid antigen test positivity after day 5 from a positive COVID-19 test

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server evaluated the positivity rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapid antigen tests (RAT) in infected individuals. Study: Evaluation of the ...
The Conversation

My RATs are negative but I still think I might have COVID. Should I get a PCR test?

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. You’ve been exposed to COVID and are starting to get symptoms. But after a couple of days of testing with rapid ...
Medical Xpress

COVID-19 culture testing suggests some people may remain infectious after five days

A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard reports that some people may be able to ...
The Conversation

Is my RAT actually working? How to tell if your COVID test can detect Omicron

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the Griffith University Master of Infection Prevention and Control program. You’ve tested negative for COVID using a rapid antigen test (RAT), but are a close contact ...