Point-of-Care Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic College Students
Sarah C. Tinker

, Christine M. Szablewski, Anastasia P. Litvintseva, Cherie Drenzek, Gary E. Voccio, Melissa A. Hunter, Stephen Briggs, Debbie E. Heida, Jennifer Folster, Patricia L. Shewmaker, Magdalena Medrzycki, Michael D. Bowen, Caitlin Bohannon, Dennis Bagarozzi, Marla Petway, Paul A. Rota, Wendi Kuhnert-Tallman, Natalie Thornburg, Jessica L. Prince-Guerra, Lisa C. Barrios, Azaibi Tamin, Jennifer L. Harcourt, Margaret A. Honein, and
CDC Sample Collection Team,1 and
CDC Surge Laboratory Group1
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S.C. Tinker, C.M. Szablewski, A.P. Litvintseva, J. Folster, P.L. Shewmaker, M. Medrzycki, M.D. Bowen, C. Bohannon, D. Bagarozzi Jr., M. Petway, P.A. Rota, W. Kuhnert-Tallman, N. Thornburg, J.L. Prince-Guerra, L.C. Barrios, A. Tamin, J.L. Harcourt, M.A. Honein); Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta (C.M. Szablewski, C. Drenzek); Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, Rome, Georgia, USA (G.E. Voccio, M.A. Hunter); Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, USA (S. Briggs, D.E. Heida)
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Table
Characteristics of asymptomatic college students participating in study on point-of-care antigen test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, 2020
Characteristic |
No. (%) |
Total
|
1,540
|
Age, y |
|
<18 |
362 (23.5) |
19–20 |
733 (47.6) |
21–22 |
418 (27.1) |
23–24 |
18 (1.2) |
>25
|
9 (0.6)
|
Sex |
|
M |
549 (35.6) |
F
|
991 (64.4)
|
Race/ethnicity* |
|
Non-Hispanic White |
1,157 (75.4) |
Non-Hispanic Black |
112 (7.3) |
Hispanic |
133 (8.7) |
Asian |
43 (2.8) |
Other† |
89 (5.8) |
Not available
|
6
|
Housing |
|
On-campus |
1,379 (89.5) |
Off-campus |
161 (10.5) |
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