Becton Dickinson: Antigen Test May Be More Selective In Detecting Infectious Covid-19 Patients
January 25 2021 - 8:40AM
Dow Jones News
By Michael Dabaie
Becton Dickinson & Co. said a peer-reviewed study shows its
antigen test may be more selective than polymerase chain reaction
molecular tests at detecting people who are contagious and able to
spread Covid-19.
The study compared antigen and PCR test results to positive
results using a viral cell culture test.
The study suggests the BD antigen test is likely to be more
selective at detecting patients who are shedding infectious
SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The new clinical data was published Jan. 22, 2021 in Clinical
Infectious Diseases, an official journal of the Infectious Diseases
Society of America.
Write to Michael Dabaie at michael.dabaie@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 25, 2021 08:25 ET (13:25 GMT)
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