Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2Interim SARS-CoV-2 Testing Guidelines for Nursing Home Residents and Healthcare PersonnelInterim Guidance on Testing Healthcare Personnel for SARS-CoV-2Interpreting Results of Diagnostic TestsThis document provides a summary of considerations for use of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) antigen testing in nursing homes and is intended for nursing home providers and state and local public health departments.Antigen tests are available as point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2.
They have a rapid turnaround time, which is critical to the identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection and rapid implementation of infection prevention and control.