False-positive COVID-19 Results: Hidden Problems and Costs
On 15 Nov, 2020 By admin 0 Comments
September, 2020
RT-PCR tests to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA are the operational gold standard for detecting COVID-19 disease in clinical practice. RT-PCR assays in the UK have analytical sensitivity and specificity of greater than 95%, but no single gold standard assay exists.