Study shows the number of covid-19 infections missed by lateral flow tests “substantial enough to be of clinical importance”.

News Release: Number of covid-19 infections missed by lateral flow tests “substantial enough to be of clinical importance,” warn experts – BMJ

Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow tests for detecting infectious people: linked data analysis – The BMJ

Commentaries:

Lateral flow tests may be missing ‘substantial’ number of COVID-19 infections – Imperial College London

Self-testing for asymptomatic non-contacts using rapid antigen tests—is this leading to a cost effective reduction in infection transmission? – The BMJ