SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test compared with real-time RT-PCR

Posted on December 18, 2021December 21, 2021Categories Devices, DNA Templates, Elisa Kits, Enzymes, Gels, Isotypes, Stable Matchings with Covering Constraints: A Complete Computational Trichotomy., The Evolution of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Leave a comment on SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test compared with real-time RT-PCR

Abstract Screening, testing and contact tracing plays a pivotal role in control of the COVID-19 pandemic. To enable this it is necessary to increase the testing capacity. This study compared a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test (RAT) and RT-PCR in 842 asymptomatic individuals from Tarapacá, Chile. A sensitivity of 69.86%, specificity of 99.61%, PPV of 94.44% and NPP of 97.22% with Ct values (Ct > 27) that were significantly higher among individuals with false-negative RAT were reported. These results support the … Continue reading “SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test compared with real-time RT-PCR”

The Evolution of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020Categories The Evolution of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Tags   Leave a comment on The Evolution of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

It is unclear if immunosuppression will increase the chance of malignant transformation of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and whether or not antagonistic renal outcomes in kidney transplant recipients with MGUS are extra frequent. We carried out a retrospective cohort research of kidney transplant recipients on the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal between 2000 and 2016.Among 755 research individuals, 13 (1.7%) have been discovered to have MGUS earlier than transplant. Two developed to smoldering a number of myeloma and a … Continue reading “The Evolution of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in Kidney Transplant Recipients.”