While the results of this study support continued caution in the use of throat swabs for Covid-19 antigen testing, additional studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Rapid antigen testing using a nasal swab with the BinaxNOW test was able to detect the Omicron variant at an urban community testing site, whereas other swabbing routes did not perform as well ...

Among 30 people with active Omicron infections tested daily with a nasal swab and saliva rapid antigen test, the nasal rapid antigen test did not pick up positive infections until around a day ...

The study, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed, tracked 30 people in New York and California who were tested daily with a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test using saliva and a rapid antigen ...

Two tests are widely available to see if someone has the virus: a polymerase chain reaction swab, or PCR test, and a less invasive antigen test.

A few antigen tests are already available over the counter, and on Oct. 4, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to another at-home antigen test.

A rapid antigen test is a screening tool – it can indicate that you might be infected, but you need a PCR test to confirm the result.

The rapid, saliva-based antigen test for COVID-19 has gotten a bad rap. It is the better, preferred tool for outbreak control. Here’s why: ...

It’s easy to avoid common pitfalls when taking rapid antigen tests. Here are a few to watch out for.

Study Shows Noninvasive Skin Swab COVID-19 Test Could Be on the Way A team of researchers developed a new, far less invasive method of COVID-19 testing, which involves swabbing the skin rather ...

How it works The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test is a rapid test that uses a shallow nasal swab sample to check for the presence or absence of proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19.