Real-world, rapid COVID-19 testing shows few false positives

(HealthDay)—In a Canadian employer screening program, the overall rate of false-positive results using rapid antigen test screens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ... Read More

False positive rapid COVID-19 test: Causes and accuracy

This article outlines how a false positive on a rapid COVID-19 test can happen. It also discusses other factors, such as test accuracy and steps people should take if they test positive for COVID-19. Read More

Nearly 200K at-home COVID tests recalled for false positives

Ellume, a maker of COVID-19 at-home rapid tests that promises results in about 15 minutes, is recalling nearly 200,000 of its tests over concerns about false positives. Read More

Nearly a half-million COVID-19 home tests recalled for producing false ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety bulletinthis week over the potential for false-positive results among a large swath of COVID-19 home testing kits. Read More

Rapid COVID test effort stumbles over risk of false positives

NEW YORK — A federal effort to arm nursing homes with rapid coronavirus tests is stumbling on concern the tests return false positives, putting at least one state at odds with federal officials ... Read More

A maker of rapid coronavirus tests recalls nearly 200,000 kits over ...

Ellume, an Australian company that makes a widely available at-home coronavirus test, has recalled nearly 200,000 test kits because of concerns about a higher-than-expected rate of false positives. Read More

Local false positive case highlights accuracy of rapid COVID-19 testing ...

Doctors questioned the accuracy of the initial positive result, which was also evaluated on the rapid testing machine, as they reviewed the patient’s condition. Read More

Rapid coronavirus antigen tests may give false positives ... - Fox News

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned about the possibility of false positives that can occur when using rapid antigen tests to detect coronavirus, particularly if the test is not used ... Read More

In coronavirus testing, false positives are more hazardous than they ...

In the high-stakes world of coronavirus testing, false positives are widely considered to be benign in comparison with false negatives, which can deprive infected people of treatment and embolden ... Read More

WSJ News Exclusive | Covid-19 Test Maker Examines False-Positive ...

Becton Dickinson is looking into multiple reports of false-positive Covid-19 results from its Veritor test machines supplied to nursing homes at the behest of the federal government. Read More

Are Coronavirus Tests Accurate? Experts Weigh In & Discuss

As COVID-19 testing ramps up, so has confusion around molecular and antibody tests. How reliable are coronavirus tests? Experts weigh in on false negatives, false positives, and the best tests ... Read More

How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? - Medpage Today

Among a large cohort of over 11,000 people, 1.7% had at least one false-positive COVID-19 rapid antigen test despite concurrent negative molecular tests, according to a brief report in the New ... Read More