False negative results in COVID-19 testing are well recognised and frequently discussed.
False positive results, while less common and less frequently discussed, still have several …

False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 will help
in safely reopening the country, but only if tests are highly accurate. Several steps need to …

Background COVID-19 is diagnosed via detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using real time
reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rtRT-PCR). Performance of many SARS …

As health care systems around the world attempt to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)“tsunami,” concerns about ongoing spread of disease from individuals who are …

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 …

Background A false-negative case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection is defined as a person with suspected infection and an initial …

Objectives To illustrate how patient risk and clinical costs are driven by false-positive and
false-negative results. Methods Molecular, antigen, and antibody testing are the mainstay to …

Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity As Covid-19 cases accelerate or plateau around the
world, we urgently need a point-of-care test that is inexpensive enough to use frequently …

Objectives We undertook a rapid systematic review with the aim of identifying evidence that
could be used to answer the following research questions:(1) What is the clinical …

Background The recent COVID-19 outbreak has generated an unprecedented public health
crisis, with millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. Using …