How to Use antigen in a Sentence

antigen

noun
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  • While rapid antigen tests are sold at drug stores, the demand is outpacing the supply.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Rapid antigen tests can give an answer within 15 minutes.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Authorized over-the-counter at-home rapid antigen tests can range in cost from about $20 to $35.
    — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2021
  • When antigen tests are used in people who feel healthy, however, their performance tends to take a nosedive.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • In addition, at-home positive antigen tests were not counted.
    — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • At-home rapid antigen tests can range from about $20 for two tests or around $45 for one, depending on the brand, product or store.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Those not vaccinated must complete a weekly PCR test or three antigen tests during weeks when teams do not play.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Those students were not to be allowed on campus, although the district tried to provide quick-response antigen tests and testing referrals.
    — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The early antigen tests have been coming back negative, and the PCR test results will come in tomorrow morning.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2021
  • And what kind of test companies require matters, since the rapid antigen tests are not as reliable as the standard PCR versions.
    — Julie Appleby, CNN, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Those who lacked the necessary documentation were steered to an on-site and free rapid testing booth where a rapid antigen test produced results within 10 minutes.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The positivity rate for antigen tests last week was lower, at about 10 percent for the state of Texas, and declined to about 8 percent this weekend.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Demand for the 15-minute antigen test, BinaxNOW, is soaring again as people return to schools and offices.
    — New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • An antigen test is one type of test that can detect the virus.
    — Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • None of the at-home rapid antigen tests available over the counter in the U.S. are designed for throat swabs.
    — NBC News, 14 Jan. 2022
  • For rapid antigen tests, serial testing is the name of the game.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Each home in the U.S. has until Friday, Sept. 2 to order the free rapid antigen test.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The groups depend on the presence or absence of antigens A and B on the surface of your blood.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 22 June 2024
  • The two main types of coronavirus tests are PCR and antigen tests.
    — Madison Yauger, Health.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The feds will send eight rapid antigen tests to any address in the country that requests them.
    — oregonlive, 17 May 2022
  • Either an antigen test or a PCR test could be used at this point.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
  • People who use a rapid antigen test must take it within 24 hours of the event.
    — Christine Mai-Duc, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The CareStart antigen home test shows your results in 10 minutes.
    — Samantha Jones, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021
  • After openly mocking the idea, the White House now has a plan to send free at-home covid-19 rapid antigen tests.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2021
  • According to the website, these are rapid antigen tests and are not PCR tests.
    — Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Rapid antigen tests are now one of the hottest commodities in town after they were all but sold out at stores.
    — David Pierson, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In a change, providers will be able to administer both PCR and antigen tests.
    — Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The most common is an antigen test, which hunts for pieces of viral proteins.
    — Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022
  • There are now 14 authorizations of over-the-counter rapid antigen tests, compared with around a half-dozen at the end of the summer.
    — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The first step in producing an mAb is injecting a specific antigen or foreign substance into a subject.
    — Phuoc Anh (anne) Nguyen, Pharmd, Ms, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024

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