Population health and implementation outcomes of self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 using antigen detecting diagnostics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lukas E. Brümmer, Verena Faehling, Sean McGrath, Ana-Mihaela Zorger, Karina Worbes, Christian Erdmann, Hannah Tolle, Stephan Katzenschlager, Seda Yerlikaya, Maurizio Grilli, Nira R. Pollock, Berra Erkosar, Aurelien Mace, Stefano Ongarello, Cheryl C. Johnson, Jilian A. Sacks, Jane Cunningham, Nicole Skoetz, Claudia M. Denkinger, Rose A. Lee

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DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103838
Published: 2026-04
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103838,
  title = {Population health and implementation outcomes of self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 using antigen detecting diagnostics: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Lukas E. Brümmer and Verena Faehling and Sean McGrath and Ana-Mihaela Zorger and Karina Worbes and Christian Erdmann and Hannah Tolle and Stephan Katzenschlager and Seda Yerlikaya and Maurizio Grilli and Nira R. Pollock and Berra Erkosar and Aurelien Mace and Stefano Ongarello and Cheryl C. Johnson and Jilian A. Sacks and Jane Cunningham and Nicole Skoetz and Claudia M. Denkinger and Rose A. Lee},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {eClinicalMedicine},
  doi = {10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103838},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103838}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Population health and implementation outcomes of self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 using antigen detecting diagnostics: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Lukas E. Brümmer
AU  - Verena Faehling
AU  - Sean McGrath
AU  - Ana-Mihaela Zorger
AU  - Karina Worbes
AU  - Christian Erdmann
AU  - Hannah Tolle
AU  - Stephan Katzenschlager
AU  - Seda Yerlikaya
AU  - Maurizio Grilli
AU  - Nira R. Pollock
AU  - Berra Erkosar
AU  - Aurelien Mace
AU  - Stefano Ongarello
AU  - Cheryl C. Johnson
AU  - Jilian A. Sacks
AU  - Jane Cunningham
AU  - Nicole Skoetz
AU  - Claudia M. Denkinger
AU  - Rose A. Lee
PY  - 2026
JO  - eClinicalMedicine
DO  - 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103838
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Brümmer, L. E., Faehling, V., McGrath, S., Zorger, A., Worbes, K., Erdmann, C., Tolle, H., Katzenschlager, S., Yerlikaya, S., Grilli, M., Pollock, N. R., Erkosar, B., Mace, A., Ongarello, S., Johnson, C. C., Sacks, J. A., Cunningham, J., Skoetz, N., Denkinger, C. M., & Lee, R. A. (2026). Population health and implementation outcomes of self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 using antigen detecting diagnostics: a systematic review and meta-analysis. eClinicalMedicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103838

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