%0 Journal Article %T Rapid antigen test in diagnosis of SARS-COV-2 in a specialized care facility Urology and Nephrology center –Mansoura University %J Microbes and Infectious Diseases %I Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine %Z 2682-4132 %A Omar, Basma A %A Abou El-khier, Noha Tharwat %A Mashaly, Mohamed E %A Ghoneim, Moatasem Elsayed %A Elhadedy, Muhammed %A Megahed, Mohamed Osama %A Altayyeb, Mohamed %A Abdelhady, Aml %A Raafat, Douaa %A Wadie, Bassem S %D 2023 %\ 05/01/2023 %V 4 %N 2 %P 383-392 %! Rapid antigen test in diagnosis of SARS-COV-2 in a specialized care facility Urology and Nephrology center –Mansoura University %K COVID 19 %K Rapid antigen test %K PCR %R 10.21608/mid.2023.186452.1449 %X Background:  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the benchmark in diagnosing of corona virus disease. It takes at least 4 hours. Multiple studies reported that rapid antigen test could be used. Their role in diagnosing corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is questionable. This study was conducted to assess the accuracy of rapid antigen test in Urology and Nephrology Center Mansoura University, Egypt. Methods: COVID-19 rapid ag test was evaluated in comparison to real time PCR as a gold standard in diagnosis of COVID-19 infection in employees and patients with respiratory symptoms in specialized care facility Urology and Nephrology Center of Mansoura University from March2020 till August 2021. Complete blood picture and non-contrast computerized tomography (CT) was done. Results: Eight hundred and eighty-four (884) individuals (median age 36 years) were included in this study: 478 healthcare workers, 217 non-healthcare workers, and 189 patients. PCR was positive in 569 samples and negative in 315. Out of 315 negative PCR samples, 8 were positive by rapid antigen test with a specificity of 97.4%. Conclusion: Rapid antigen tests in comparison to PCR test have a good accuracy in diagnosis in of COVID-19 infection and can be used during pandemics in low-resource areas. %U https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_290524_7a7d9a5c129a2a1715aa792c6a997f77.pdf