Abstract
The pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has hit every corner of the world faster than any infectious disease ever known. In this context, rapid and accurate testing of positive cases are essential to follow the test-trace-isolate strategy (TETRIS), which has proven to be a key approach to constrain viral spread. Here, we discuss how to interpret and combine molecular or/and antigen-based detection methods for SARS-CoV-2 as well as when they should be used. Their application can be cleverly designed as an algorithm to prevent viral dissemination according to distinct epidemiological contexts within surveillance programs.
Keywords: Antigenic test; RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; Testing strategies.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, RT-PCR, antigenic test, Testing strategies., 【초록키워드】 coronavirus, pandemic, Infectious disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, RT-PCR, viral spread, Testing, Surveillance, Algorithm, epidemiological, molecular, dissemination, acute respiratory syndrome, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, positive, approach, Prevent, TETRIS, caused, faster, 【제목키워드】 Accuracy, SARS-CoV-2 testing, antigenic,