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Tool for Estimating the Probability of Having COVID-19 With 1 or More Negative RT-PCR Results
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2021Registro en:
ara A, Undurraga EA, Araos R. Tool for Estimating the Probability of Having COVID-19 With 1 or More Negative RT-PCR Results. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 16;8(8):ofab382. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab382. PMID: 34395714; PMCID: PMC8360238.
Autor
Jara, Alejandro
Undurraga, Eduardo
Araos, Rafael
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Resumen
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.