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Interpreting a covid-19 test result
PRACTICE POINTERI nterpreting a covid-19 test resultJessica Watson GP and National Institute for Health Research doctoral research fellow 1, Penny FWhiting associate professor in clinical epidemiology 1, John E Brush professor of internal medicine 21 Centre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; 2 Sentara Healthcare and Eastern Virginia MedicalSchool, Norfolk, VA, USAWhat you need to know Interpreting the result of a test for covid-19 depends on two things: theaccuracy of the test, and the pre-test probability or estimated risk ofdisease before testing A positive RT-PCR test for covid-19 test has more weight than a negativetest because of the test s high specificity but moderate sensitivity A single negative covid-19 test should not be used as a rule-out inpatients with strongly suggestive symptoms Clinicians should share information with patients about the accuracy ofcovid-19 testsAcross the world there is a clamour for covid-19 testing, withTedros Adh
May 12, 2020 · Across the world there is a clamour for covid-19 testing, with ... during a 14 day quarantine period. Of 129 eventually diagnosed with covid-19 by RT-PCR, 92 (71.3%) had a positive test on ... and chest radiography findings we therefore estimate her pre-test probability at about 50%. One BMJ.
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