Effectiveness of rapid antigen testing for screening of asymptomatic individuals to limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review

The aim of this review was to examine the use of rapid antigen tests by people without COVID-19 symptoms to see whether this helped to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

Date of publication: 29 Mar 2022
Authors: Kieran A. Walsh, Natasha Broderick, Susan Ahern, Christopher G. Fawsitt, Katie M. O’Brien, Marie Carrigan, Patricia Harrington, Michelle O’Neill, Susan M. Smith, Susan Spillane, Conor Teljeur, Máirín Ryan.
Journal: Reviews in Medical Virology
Digital object identifier: DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2350
Type of output: Evidence synthesis
Suggested Citation:

Walsh KA, Broderick N, Ahern S, Fawsitt CG, O’Brien KM, Carrigan M, Harrington P, O’Neill M, Smith SM, Spillane S, Teljeur C & Ryan M. Effectiveness of rapid antigen testing for screening of asymptomatic individuals to limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review. Reviews in Medical Virology. 2022:e2350