dc.creator | Stites, Edward C. | |
dc.creator | Wilen, Craig B. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-26T15:16:34Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-23T18:46:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-26T15:16:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-23T18:46:06Z | |
dc.date.created | 2020-08-26T15:16:34Z | |
dc.identifier | 2666-6340 | |
dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2020.08.001 | |
dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/12306 | |
dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2020.08.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3507037 | |
dc.description.abstract | Testing for SARS-CoV-2 has attracted a tremendous amount of attention as a tool to manage the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Although diagnostic laboratory testing is utilized ubiquitously by
physicians and encountered regularly by individuals receiving medical care, several aspects of test
interpretation are incompletely understood by medical communities and the general population, creating
a significant challenge in minimizing the damage caused by disease spread through informed decision
making and proper testing utilization. Here, general principles of test interpretation are reviewed and
applied to specific examples, such as whether asymptomatic individuals should be tested, what it means
to test positive (or negative), and how to interpret tests for “immunity passports”. Unexpectedly, the
answers seem to run contrary to many of the popular narratives about testing as a tool for managing
COVID-19. Although testing is an important and essential part of managing diseases like COVID-19,
improper utilization can potentially have unintended negative consequences. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Med | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess | |
dc.rights | Acceso restringido | |
dc.source | reponame:Expeditio Repositorio Institucional UJTL | |
dc.source | instname:Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano | |
dc.subject | SARS-CoV-2 | |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.subject | Pandemic | |
dc.subject | Diagnostic tests | |
dc.title | The Interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests | |