As Australia moves to the next phase of managing COVID-19, these tests will become more commonplace.
- Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
The evidence suggests antigen tests are most accurate when the viral load is highest and when a person is likely to be most infectious.
A new test, which can diagnose COVID-19 in 15 minutes, has been approved by the TGA. But it’s no silver bullet.
Saliva testing is less sensitive than a nasal swab. But in the midst of a public health crisis, in some cases a test with slightly reduced sensitivity may be better than no test at all.
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