Accuracy amidst ambiguity: false positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests when COVID-19 prevalence is low

Pathology. 2020 Dec;52(7):809-811. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.09.009. Epub 2020 Sep 30.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral