Diagnostic accuracy of a rapid antigen triple test (SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza) using anterior nasal swabs versus multiplex RT-PCR in children in an emergency department.

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ACTIV, Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val-de-Marne, Créteil, France; GPIP, Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique, Paris, France; AFPA, Association Française de Pédiatrie Ambulatoire, Paris, France; Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Université Paris Est, France; GEMINI, Groupe de Recherche Clinique-Groupe d'Etude des Maladies Infectieuses Néonatales et Infantiles, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, France. Electronic address:

Published: October 2023

Background: In children, respiratory infections such as SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza share similar clinical signs and symptoms. Here we compared the performance of a rapid antigen diagnostic test using a self-collected anterior nasal swab (COVID-VIRO ALL IN TRIPLEX) and multiplex RT-PCR.

Methods: From October to December 2022, in the emergency pediatrics unit of Orleans Hospital, France, we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the triplex test.

Results: For the 263 children, sensitivity of the test was 88.9% (95%CI 51.8-99.7), 79.1% (95%CI 64.0-90.0), and 91.6% (95%CI 84.1-96.3), for SARS-CoV-2, RSV, and influenza, respectively. Specificity was 100% for each virus. For RT-PCR with cycle threshold < 32, sensitivity was 100.0% [95%CI 59.0-100.0], 87.2% [95%CI 72.6-95.7] and 92.3% [95%CI 84.896.9] for SARS-CoV-2, RSV, and influenza respectively.

Conclusions: This easy-to-perform triplex test is a considerable advance, allowing clinicians to obtain an accurate diagnosis in most cases of respiratory infection. More data are needed to validate this test in different contexts and across several seasons.

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