An optimized stepwise algorithm combining rapid antigen and RT-qPCR for screening of COVID-19 patients

• Philippe Halfon ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: philippe.halfon@alphabio.fr

  ¶‡ PH and GP contributed equally to this work as co first authors. HP and JAS also contributed equally to this work as co last authors.

  Affiliations Laboratoire Alphabio, Marseille, France, Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Guillaume Penaranda ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  ¶‡ PH and GP contributed equally to this work as co first authors. HP and JAS also contributed equally to this work as co last authors.

  Affiliation Laboratoire Alphabio, Marseille, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7461-4254

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• Hacène Khiri,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratoire Alphabio, Marseille, France

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• Vincent Garcia,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratoire Alphabio, Marseille, France

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• Hortense Drouet,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Patrick Philibert,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Christina Psomas,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Marion Delord,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Frédérique Retornaz,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Caroline Charpin,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Thomas Gonzales,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Service de Médecine Interne et de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Européen Marseille, Marseille, France

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• Hervé Pegliasco ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ PH and GP contributed equally to this work as co first authors. HP and JAS also contributed equally to this work as co last authors.

  Affiliation Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France

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• Jérôme Allardet-Servent

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

  ¶‡ PH and GP contributed equally to this work as co first authors. HP and JAS also contributed equally to this work as co last authors.

  Affiliation Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France

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