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The full title was Recalibrating SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Lateral Flow Test Relative Sensitivity from Validation Studies to Absolute Sensitivity for Indicating
by tester89 5y ago
The full title was Recalibrating SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Lateral Flow Test Relative Sensitivity from Validation Studies to Absolute Sensitivity for Indicating Individuals Shedding Transmissible Virus which was not descriptive in terms of the main finding, and too long for HN.
The paper's main argument is the PCRs are very sensitive to individuals with Covid-19 RNA shedding in their upper respiratory tract, but that this often doesn't indicate infectiousness. Adjusting for this fact, they show that LFTs may offer a sensitivity of above 80 % for transmissible individuals.