Journal article : Review
Estimating the false-negative test probability of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR
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Background
Reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assays are used to test for infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. RT-PCR tests are highly specific and the probability of false positives is low, but false negatives are possible depending on swab type and time since symptom onset.
Aim
To determine how the probability of obtaining a false-negative test in infected patients is affected by time since symptom onset and swab type.
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.50.2000568
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Eurosurveillance Journal website
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 50
- Article number:
- 2000568
- Pages:
- 28-37
- Publication date:
- 2020-12-17
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-08-12
- DOI:
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1560-7917
- ISSN:
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1025-496X
- Pmid:
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33334398
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- Language:
- English
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- Subtype:
- Review
- Pubs id:
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1150311
- Local pid:
- pubs:1150311
- Deposit date:
- 2021-02-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Wikramaratna et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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- ©2020 The Authors or their affiliated institutions. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence and indicate if changes were made.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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