Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 27;78(7):e350-e384. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad032.
Immunoassays designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 protein antigens (Ag) are commonly used to diagnose COVID-19. The most widely used tests are lateral flow assays that generate results in approximately 15 minutes for diagnosis at the point-of-care. Higher throughput, laboratory-based SARS-CoV-2 Ag assays have also been developed. The number of commercially available SARS-CoV-2 Ag detection tests has increased rapidly, as has the COVID-19 diagnostic literature. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) convened an expert panel to perform a systematic review of the literature and develop best-practice guidance related to SARS-CoV-2 Ag testing. This guideline is an update to the third in a series of frequently updated COVID-19 diagnostic guidelines developed by the IDSA. IDSA's goal was to develop evidence-based recommendations or suggestions that assist clinicians, clinical laboratories, patients, public health authorities, administrators, and policymakers in decisions related to the optimal use of SARS-CoV-2 Ag tests in both medical and nonmedical settings. A multidisciplinary panel of infectious diseases clinicians, clinical microbiologists, and experts in systematic literature review identified and prioritized clinical questions related to the use of SARS-CoV-2 Ag tests. A review of relevant, peer-reviewed published literature was conducted through 1 April 2022. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology was used to assess the certainty of evidence and make testing recommendations. The panel made 10 diagnostic recommendations that address Ag testing in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals and assess single versus repeat testing strategies. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) SARS-CoV-2 Ag tests with Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) have high specificity and low to moderate sensitivity compared with nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). Ag test sensitivity is dependent on the presence or absence of symptoms and, in symptomatic patients, on timing of testing after symptom onset. In most cases, positive Ag results can be acted upon without confirmation. Results of point-of-care testing are comparable to those of laboratory-based testing, and observed or unobserved self-collection of specimens for testing yields similar results. Modeling suggests that repeat Ag testing increases sensitivity compared with testing once, but no empirical data were available to inform this question. Based on these observations, rapid RT-PCR or laboratory-based NAAT remain the testing methods of choice for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, when timely molecular testing is not readily available or is logistically infeasible, Ag testing helps identify individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Data were insufficient to make a recommendation about the utility of Ag testing to guide release of patients with COVID-19 from isolation. The overall quality of available evidence supporting use of Ag testing was graded as very low to moderate.
用于检测 SARS-CoV-2 蛋白抗原 (Ag) 的免疫测定法常用于诊断 COVID-19。最广泛使用的检测方法是侧向流动检测,可在大约 15 分钟内生成诊断结果,用于即时护理。此外,还开发了高通量、基于实验室的 SARS-CoV-2 Ag 检测方法。商业上可用的 SARS-CoV-2 Ag 检测试验的数量迅速增加,COVID-19 诊断文献也是如此。传染病学会 (IDSA) 召集了一个专家小组,对文献进行系统审查,并制定与 SARS-CoV-2 Ag 检测相关的最佳实践指南。本指南是 IDSA 发布的第三套经常更新的 COVID-19 诊断指南的更新版。IDSA 的目标是制定基于证据的建议或建议,以协助临床医生、临床实验室、患者、公共卫生当局、管理人员和决策者做出有关在医疗和非医疗环境中最佳使用 SARS-CoV-2 Ag 检测的决策。一个由传染病临床医生、临床微生物学家和系统文献综述专家组成的多学科小组确定并优先考虑了与 SARS-CoV-2 Ag 检测使用相关的临床问题。对截至 2022 年 4 月 1 日的相关同行评审已发表文献进行了审查。使用推荐评估、制定和评估 (GRADE) 方法学评估证据的确定性并提出检测建议。该小组提出了 10 项诊断建议,涉及有症状和无症状个体的 Ag 检测以及评估单次和重复检测策略。与核酸扩增检测 (NAAT) 相比,具有紧急使用授权 (EUA) 的美国食品和药物管理局 (FDA) SARS-CoV-2 Ag 检测具有高特异性和低至中度敏感性。Ag 测试的灵敏度取决于症状的存在或不存在,以及在有症状的患者中,症状出现后进行测试的时间。在大多数情况下,阳性 Ag 结果可以在未经确认的情况下采取行动。即时护理检测的结果与基于实验室的检测结果相当,观察到或未观察到的自我采集样本进行检测可产生类似的结果。建模表明,与单次检测相比,重复 Ag 检测可提高灵敏度,但没有可用的经验数据来证明这一问题。基于这些观察,快速 RT-PCR 或基于实验室的 NAAT 仍然是诊断 SARS-CoV-2 感染的首选检测方法。但是,当及时进行分子检测不可行或在操作上不可行时,Ag 检测有助于识别 SARS-CoV-2 感染个体。没有数据可用于推荐使用 Ag 检测来指导 COVID-19 患者解除隔离。支持使用 Ag 检测的现有证据的总体质量被评为非常低至中等。
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