A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down the culprits can speed up diagnosis and recovery.
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Here’s how the symptoms differ – and what to do about them.
Research shows that rapid antigen tests are performing as well at detecting the most recent dominant variants as they did with the earliest strains in the COVID-19 pandemic.
With rising cases and as we head towards the festive season, testing remains important.
Many diagnostic tests are far from 100% accurate – and even in the era of big data and machine learning, they never will be.
Knowing if you have COVID or the flu can affect when you get vaccinated, need a particular antiviral, or if you need to work from home. But these combination tests can be expensive.
Some results of independent testing of rapid antigen tests available in Australia have been made public. Here’s what the data tell us.
Still getting a negative RAT after a COVID exposure and days of symptoms? It might be time to consider a PCR.
You might not know you’ve had it. Or perhaps your immune system or genes have given you a boost. Or maybe you’re just lucky.
Here’s what we know from the limited data publicly available.
Face masks are still an effective way to help stop the spread of the BA.5 subvariant.
Based on certain criteria, New Zealand is clearly ‘winning’. But getting policy settings right over the long haul is about more than just having the most favourable assessment on selected criteria.
Now we’re all accustomed to self-testing at home, we should consider using rapid antigen tests for flu as well.
A sore throat is more common with Omicron than Delta, but that doesn’t mean a throat swab will give you a more accurate – or earlier – result.
The COVID isolation period is seven days in Australia, but you might still be infectious after that if you have symptoms and a positive RAT.
Can you use a test intended for adults or older children? How do you test a wriggling or grumpy small child anyway? We’re infection control and child health researchers. Here are our tips.
With the relaxation of mask-wearing mandates, there’s even more need to know how much over-the-counter tests help.
England has stopped offering free COVID tests, amid a large surge in cases. Here’s what that could mean.
Your rapid antigen tests say you’re COVID-negative but you still have cold symptoms. Generally, you should stay away from others until you’re well again.
The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness.
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Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Clinical Fellow, Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County