Ending the Pandemic: Are Rapid COVID-19 Tests a Step Forward or Back?
West J Emerg Med
; 22(3): 543-546, 2021 May 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1266890
ABSTRACT
Some experts have promoted the use of rapid testing for COVID-19. However, with the current technologies available, continuing to replace laboratory-based, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests with rapid (point-of-care) tests may lead to an increased number of false negative tests. Moreover, the more rapid dissemination of false negative results that can occur with the use of rapid tests for COVID-19 may lead to increased spread of the novel coronavirus if patients do not understand the concept of false negative tests. One means of combatting this would be to tell patients who have a "negative" rapid COVID-19 test that their test result was "indeterminate."
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Point-of-Care Testing
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COVID-19 Testing
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
West J Emerg Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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