Published time: 5 June 2020
Authors: Steven Woloshin, M.D., Neeraj Patel, B.A., and Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.
Abstract
There is a broad consensus that widespread SARS-CoV-2 testing is essential to safely reopening the United States. A big concern has been test availability, but test accuracy may prove a larger long-term problem.
While the debate has focused on the accuracy of antibody tests, which identify prior infection, diagnostic testing, which identifies current infection, has received less attention. But inaccurate diagnostic tests undermine efforts at containment of the pandemic.
False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications
Reference: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2015897?query=featured_home
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