False-Positive Results in Rapid Antigen Tests for SARS-CoV-2

Joshua S Gans; Avi Goldfarb; Ajay K Agrawal; Sonia Sennik; Janice Stein; Laura Rosella

doi:10.1001/jama.2021.24355

False-Positive Results in Rapid Antigen Tests for SARS-CoV-2

JAMA. 2022 Feb 1;327(5):485-486. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.24355.

Authors

Joshua S Gans¹, Avi Goldfarb¹, Ajay K Agrawal¹, Sonia Sennik², Janice Stein¹, Laura Rosella¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Creative Destruction Lab, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

This study examines the incidence of false-positive results in a sample of rapid antigen tests used to serially screen asymptomatic workers throughout Canada.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 Serological Testing*
Canada
False Positive Reactions*
Humans
Immunologic Tests
SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
Workplace