Diagnostic Testing for the Novel Coronavirus

被引:166
作者
Sharfstein, Joshua M. [1 ]
Becker, Scott J. [2 ]
Mello, Michelle M. [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, Baltimore, MD USA
[2] Assoc Publ Hlth Labs, Silver Spring, MD USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Stanford Law Sch, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[4] Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Ctr Hlth Policy Primary Care & Outcomes Res, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
来源
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2020年 / 323卷 / 15期
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D O I
10.1001/jama.2020.3864
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This Viewpoint explains the technical and regulatory challenges that hampered diagnostic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the early spread of infection in the US and considers the unintended consequences of making testing more widely available, including false-negative results and overtesting.
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页码:1437 / 1438
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