The impact of test positivity on surveillance with asymptomatic carriers

Recent studies show that Test Positivity Rate (TPR) gains a better correlation than incidence with the number of hospitalized patients in COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, epidemiologists remain sceptical concerning the widespread use of this metric for surveillance, and indicators based on known cas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiologic methods 2023-07, Vol.11 (1)
1. Verfasser:	Gaspari, Mauro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asymptomatic asymptomatic carriers COVID-19 Hospitalization incidence Infectious diseases infectious diseases surveillance Outbreaks Pandemics Public health test positivity rate
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