The impact of false positive COVID-19 results in an area of low prevalence
Brendan Healy, Azizah Khan, Huria Metezai, Ian Blyth and Hibo Asad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0839
Clin Med January 2021 Brendan Healy
APublic Health Wales Microbiology, Cardiff, UK
Roles: consultant in microbiology and infectious diseases
Azizah Khan
BCardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Roles: year-5 medical student
Huria Metezai
BCardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Roles: year-5 medical student
Ian Blyth
CPublic Health Wales, Swansea, UK and Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
Roles: consultant in microbiology and infectious diseases
Hibo Asad
DPublic Health Wales, Swansea, UK and Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
Roles: healthcare epidemiologist
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vol. 21 no. 1 e54-e56
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- Brendan Healy, consultant in microbiology and infectious diseasesA,
- Azizah Khan, year-5 medical studentB⇑,
- Huria Metezai, year-5 medical studentB,
- Ian Blyth, consultant in microbiology and infectious diseasesC and
- Hibo Asad, healthcare epidemiologistD
- APublic Health Wales Microbiology, Cardiff, UK
- BCardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- CPublic Health Wales, Swansea, UK and Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
- DPublic Health Wales, Swansea, UK and Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
- Address for correspondence: Dr Brendan Healy, Public Health Wales Microbiology (Cardiff and Swansea), University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK. Email: brendan.healy{at}wales.nhs.uk
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The impact of false positive COVID-19 results in an area of low prevalence
Brendan Healy, Azizah Khan, Huria Metezai, Ian Blyth, Hibo Asad
Clinical Medicine Jan 2021, 21 (1) e54-e56; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0839
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