[Potential false-positive rate among the ‘asymptomatic infected individuals’ in close contacts of COVID-19 patients].
5 March 2020 | Authors: Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. |PubMed |
Conclusions: In the close contacts of COVID-19 patients, nearly half or even more of the ‘asymptomatic infected individuals’ reported in the active nucleic acid test screening might be false positives.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; Close contacts; False-positive; Nucleic acid test; Screening
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