Tool for Estimating the Probability of Having COVID-19 With 1 or More Negative RT-PCR Results

Early case detection and isolation of infected individuals are critical to controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, but fal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jara, Alejandro, Undurraga, Eduardo A, Araos, Rafael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8360238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34395714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab382
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Sumario:Early case detection and isolation of infected individuals are critical to controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, but false negatives do occur. We built a user-friendly online tool to estimate the probability of having COVID-19 with negative RT-PCR results and thus avoid preventable transmission.

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