Rapid antigen testing

Rapid review

What is the effectiveness of different COVID-19 rapid antigen testing strategies including self-administered versus supervised testing (nasal only) and different testing frequencies (e.g., one off compared to serial testing at different intervals for different lengths of time) at detecting infectiousness or reducing transmission?


ID:

471

Document Type:

Rapid review

Population:

All populations

Setting:

Commercial site, Community health centre, Correctional institution, Daycare centre, Dentist, Emergency services, Home, Hospital, Long-term care facility, Primary Care Provider clinic, Religious institution, Rural/remote, School, Worksite, Community

Public health topic area:

Diagnosis and Management, Infection prevention and control measures

Contact Name:

Dria Bennett

Role:

Research Manager

Contact Email:

d.bennett@uottawa.ca

Organization:

Knowledge Synthesis and Application Unit, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa

Jurisdiction (of reviewer):

International (outside of Canada)

Is this synthesis COVID-19 related?

Yes

Status of Review:

Completed

Review available:

On request

Date Completed:

2021-11-30

Date Submitted:

2021-09-16