BALTIMORE — People can test themselves about as accurately at home with rapid antigen coronavirus tests as health care professional using the same tests, according to a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study published online this week. In the study, which involved nearly 1,000 patients seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital during a five-month period in 2022, researchers found that .
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<p>In a study involving nearly 1,000 patients seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) during a five-month period in 2022 — researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Maryland School of Medicine and five other collaborators report that a rapid antigen test (RAT) for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be used at home with accuracy comparable to the same test being administered by a health care professional.</p>