COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests: Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Literature

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Impact of respirator versus surgical masks on SARS-CoV-2 acquisition in healthcare workers: a prospective multicentre cohort

Sabine Haller et al.

Summary: Respirators, specifically FFP2 masks, may provide additional protection against SARS-CoV-2 for healthcare workers who have frequent exposure to COVID-19 patients.

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL (2022)

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Letter Psychology, Biological

Rethinking routine airline testing during COVID-19

Ashley Nunes et al.

NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR (2022)

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Article Ethics

COVID-19 Vaccination Should not be Mandatory for Health and Social Care Workers

Daniel Rodger et al.

Summary: COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health and social care workers in England may fail to consider workers' concerns, exacerbate vaccine hesitancy, disproportionately affect minority workers, have negative impact on service provision, and potentially hinder recruitment. Daily rapid antigen testing could be a non-coercive and fair alternative.

NEW BIOETHICS-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE BODY (2022)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Modelling the potential acute and post-acute burden of COVID-19 under the Australian border re-opening plan

Mary Rose Angeles et al.

Summary: The impact of Long COVID and potential long-term post-COVID disabilities could significantly contribute to the COVID-19 burden in Australia's post-vaccination setting. As vaccination coverage increases, the share of COVID-19 burden driven by longer-term morbidity rises relative to mortality. Better estimates of the COVID-19 burden can assist decision-making on pandemic control measures and planning for the healthcare needs of COVID-19 survivors.

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)

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Article Infectious Diseases

SARS-CoV-2 screening strategies for returning international travellers: Evaluation of a rapid antigen test approach

Emily Layer et al.

Summary: This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of rapid antigen testing for detecting infectivity in travelers with SARS-CoV-2. The results showed that testing with rapid antigen tests on the 5th day after arrival can reliably identify infectious travelers. No cases were found where negative travelers tested positive during the follow-up.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2022)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Shanghai's life-saving efforts against the current omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Xinxin Zhang et al.

LANCET (2022)

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Review Virology

Effectiveness of public health measures to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at mass gatherings: A rapid review

Kieran A. Walsh et al.

Summary: The study identified evidence from 11 studies involving approximately 30,482 participants, suggesting that implementing a range of measures at mass gatherings may reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but cannot eliminate it entirely. All studies adopted a layered mitigation approach with resource intense measures proving to be most effective.

REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Comparative analysis of COVID-19 vaccine responses and third booster dose-induced neutralizing antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants

Milja Belik et al.

Summary: Vaccination demonstrates effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19, with ongoing optimization of regimens and dosages. Research shows that a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may induce cross-protective neutralizing antibodies against multiple variants.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Large-scale implementation of rapid antigen testing system for COVID-19 in workplaces

Laura C. Rosella et al.

Summary: This study reports the establishment of a workplace frequent rapid antigen test (RAT) program in Canada, which effectively mitigated COVID-19 transmission in workplaces and received high ratings from employers.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2022)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Reactive Oxygen Species and Their Impact in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Literature Landscape Analysis

Andy Wai Kan Yeung et al.

Summary: This research analyzed the literature on neurodegenerative diseases associated with ROS, identifying the US as the major contributor, the 21st century as the main publication time, and China, South Korea, and India as emerging major contributors. The study primarily focused on diseases such as AD, PD, and ALS, with future research directions emphasizing mitochondrial dysfunction, autophagy, and nuclear factor 2 related factor 2.

ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING (2021)

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Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid immunoassay for diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department

Martin Moeckel et al.

Summary: Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 in emergency departments can help with early identification of COVID-19 cases, but negative results should be confirmed by PCR testing and patients should remain isolated until then. Adult patients with a false negative AG test who had symptoms at least one week earlier are likely to have low viral concentrations and may no longer be infectious.

BIOMARKERS (2021)

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Letter Infectious Diseases

Clinical application of a rapid antigen test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients evaluated in the emergency department: A preliminary report

Gianni Turcato et al.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Association Between mRNA Vaccination and COVID-19 Hospitalization and Disease Severity

Mark W. Tenforde et al.

Summary: This study evaluated the association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 hospitalization, as well as disease progression to critical illness among hospitalized patients. The results showed that vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines significantly decreased the likelihood of COVID-19 hospitalization and disease progression to death or mechanical ventilation.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Guillaume Butler-Laporte et al.

Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of saliva NAAT for COVID-19 and found that its accuracy is similar to that of nasopharyngeal swab NAAT, especially in ambulatory settings. This suggests the potential for saliva NAAT as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs and supports further research in this area.

JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE (2021)

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Letter Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Response to Letter to the Editor: The Role of Occupational Risk Assessment and Health Surveillance in SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing of Unexposed Asymptomatic Workers in Selected Workplaces

Paul A. Schulte et al.

JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases

Same-day SARS-CoV-2 antigen test screening in an indoor mass-gathering live music event: a randomised controlled trial

Boris Revollo et al.

Summary: The study assessed the effectiveness of a prevention strategy during a live indoor concert, providing preliminary evidence on the safety of indoor mass-gathering events during a COVID-19 outbreak under a comprehensive preventive intervention. The data could help restart cultural activities halted during COVID-19, which might have important sociocultural and economic implications.

LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases

Diagnostic accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab, nasal swab and saliva swab samples for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR

Yoshie Tsujimoto et al.

Summary: The gold standard in diagnosing COVID-19 is the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) samples. This study found that nasal swab (NS) samples are more reliable than saliva swab (SS) samples, serving as an alternative to NPS samples in the future.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)

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Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test as Screening Strategy at Points of Entry: Experience in Lazio Region, Central Italy, August-October 2020

Francesca Colavita et al.

Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant global challenge, highlighting the urgent need to enhance testing capacity. Rapid Antigen Tests are effective in identifying infected individuals at points of entry to help control virus spread. This approach is crucial for areas where molecular testing is not readily available, supporting important public health strategies.

BIOMOLECULES (2021)

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Letter Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Are rapid antigen SARS-Cov-2 tests effective for mass screening of travelers at airports? The Olympic experience

Jaime R. Torres

Summary: Mass screening of arriving travelers at airports through rapid antigenic tests to reduce the importation of SARS-CoV-2 into low incidence settings has not been proven effective. Additional strategies such as supervised quarantines, frequent retesting, and close follow-up of positive individuals are needed to achieve this goal, as indicated by recent successful Olympic experiences.

JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Protection of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster against Covid-19 in Israel

Yinon M. Bar-On et al.

Summary: After receiving a third dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, Israeli residents aged 60 and above who had previously received two doses of the vaccine saw significantly lower rates of confirmed Covid-19 infection and severe illness compared to those who did not receive a booster shot, indicating the effectiveness of the booster dose in reducing infection and severe illness.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Environmental Sciences

Impact of Mass Workplace COVID-19 Rapid Testing on Health and Healthcare Resource Savings

Francesc Lopez Segui et al.

Summary: The mass workplace testing strategy implemented by a large automotive company in Catalonia has proven to have economic benefits by saving healthcare costs, avoiding mortality and morbidity, and improving health rates. This strategy has potential public benefits and should be recognized by governmental bodies to facilitate its implementation in private settings through subsidies or support.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Environmental Sciences

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the COVID-19 Asymptomatic Mass Testing Strategy in the North Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Francesc Lopez Segui et al.

Summary: The study evaluated the economic impact of mass COVID-19 screenings for asymptomatic populations in Catalonia, Spain. Results showed that the cost-benefit ratio of screening was low without considering health value, but became more favorable when health value was included.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases

The dark side of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing: screening asymptomatic patients

G. Caruana et al.

Summary: A study conducted in a community hospital in Switzerland showed that using RATs as a screening tool for COVID-19 asymptomatic patients in the emergency department was not reliable, with two false-positive results detected out of 116 patients screened.

NEW MICROBES AND NEW INFECTIONS (2021)

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Article Computer Science, Information Systems

iWorksafe: Towards Healthy Workplaces During COVID-19 With an Intelligent Phealth App for Industrial Settings

M. Shamim Kaiser et al.

Summary: The paper presents a mobile app-based intelligent portable healthcare (pHealth) tool, called i WorkSafe, to assist industries in detecting possible suspects for COVID-19 infection among their employees who may need primary care. The tool integrates data of employees' health status, proximity and contact tracing data from mobile devices, and user-reported COVID-19 self-test data, and employs various techniques for real-time health condition monitoring of employees.

IEEE ACCESS (2021)

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Article Food Science & Technology