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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of a Rapid Antigen Test with Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 at Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Zelalem Desalegn1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Shemse Sebre1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-3510View further author information
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Meron Yohannes2 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-0721View further author information
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Aminu Seman1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Welelta Shiferaw3 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Muluneh Ademe1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-5083View further author information
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Habtamu Biazin1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1914-1992View further author information
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Ededia Firdawoke1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6357-2044View further author information
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Yehenew Asemamaw1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Brhanu Teka1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0124-6008View further author information
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Seifegebriel Teshome1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-522XView further author information
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Wondwossen Amogne4 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4950-3966View further author information
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Adamu Addissie5 School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;6 Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University, Halle, GermanyView further author information
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Yirgu Gebrehiwot7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Eva Kantelhardt6 Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University, Halle, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-719XView further author information
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Tamrat Abebe1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Pages 4299-4305 | Published online: 06 Aug 2022

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