Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho

Authors: Labhardt, Niklaus; Fernandez, Lucia Gonzalez; Katende, Bulemba; Muhairwe, Josephine; Bresser, Moniek; Amstutz, Alain; Glass, Tracy R; +7 Authors

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7424539 , 10.5281/zenodo.7424540

Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho

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Abstract

These are pseudo-anonymised data from the MISTRAL study: "Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho". The data dictionary explains the data available in the dataset. Between December 2020 and September 2021, 2131 individuals with either COVID symptoms or contact with a COVID-positive case were included from two hospitals in Lesotho and had a valid PCR results.

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University of Basel
Switzerland
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Switzerland

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, diagnostic accuracy, Africa, Lesotho, rapid test, antigen test, PCR

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