Estimating the effectiveness of routine asymptomatic PCR testing at different frequencies for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections

Estimating the effectiveness of routine asymptomatic PCR testing at different frequencies for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections

Abstract Background Routine asymptomatic testing using RT-PCR of people who interact with vulnerable populations, such as medical staff in hospitals or care workers in care homes, has been employed to help prevent outbreaks among vulnerable populations. Although the peak sensitivity of RT-PCR can be...

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Main Authors: Joel Hellewell, Timothy W. Russell, The SAFER Investigators and Field Study Team, The Crick COVID-19 Consortium, CMMID COVID-19 working group, Rupert Beale, Gavin Kelly, Catherine Houlihan, Eleni Nastouli, Adam J. Kucharski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Test sensitivity
PCR testing
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Healthcare workers
Presymptomatic infections
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01982-x

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