Preemptive rapid antigen test as an emergency measure during coronavirus disease 2019 outbreaks
The current results indicate that a RAT with a single screening does not pose an additional risk of inaccurate diagnosis of COVID-19 compared to serial screening. The strategy of a preemptive RAT might be an effective emergency measure to prevent COVID-19 transmission at an early stage of an outbreak.
Authors
- Ye Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8864-5094)
- Jin Cai
- Yong Liu
- Yaping Pan
Institutions
- Naval Medical Research Command (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1764471
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00