The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19

The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19

This Viewpoint proposes criteria for more effective COVID-19 testing strategies to manage population transmission, including use of rapid antigen tests and self-administered nasal and salivary tests, emphasizing that more effective testing alone cannot control the pandemic without continued public h...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2020-12, Vol.324 (21), p.2153-2154
Hauptverfasser: Manabe, Yukari C, Sharfstein, Joshua S, Armstrong, Katrina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antigens
Autoantigens
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - virology
COVID-19 diagnostic tests
COVID-19 Testing
Disease transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Humans
Pandemics
Point-of-Care Testing
Public health
RNA, Viral - analysis
SARS-CoV-2 - genetics
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Sensitivity and Specificity
Viral Load
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Zusammenfassung:This Viewpoint proposes criteria for more effective COVID-19 testing strategies to manage population transmission, including use of rapid antigen tests and self-administered nasal and salivary tests, emphasizing that more effective testing alone cannot control the pandemic without continued public health interventions, such as mask wearing, physical distancing, and avoidance of large gatherings.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.21694