Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment

Mina, Michael J.; Parker, Roy; Larremore, Daniel B.

doi:10.1056/nejmp2025631

articleNew England Journal of MedicineSep 30, 2020Closed access

Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity — A Strategy for Containment

MJMichael J. Mina RPRoy Parker DBDaniel B. Larremore

Harvard University

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Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity As Covid-19 cases accelerate or plateau around the world, we urgently need a point-of-care test that is inexpensive enough to use frequently, even if it lacks h...

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Test (biology)
Sensitivity (control systems)
Computer science
Medicine
Virology

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