Author: Brischetto, Anna; Robson, Jenny
Title: Testing for COVID-19 Cord-id: wezkkhqs Document date: 2020_10_15
ID: wezkkhqs
Snippet: ACCURATE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THAT PROVIDE RESULTS IN A TIMELY MANNER ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 DISEASE: THE CHOICE AS TO WHICH TEST TO USE WILL DEPEND ON THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND THE STAGE OF THE ILLNESS: NUCLEIC ACID TESTS, USING REAL-TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR DIAGNOSING ACUTE INFECTION. COMBINED DEEP NASAL (OR NASOPHARYNGEAL) AND THROAT SWABS ARE THE PREFERRED SAMPLE: SEROLOGY CAN BE USED T
Document: ACCURATE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THAT PROVIDE RESULTS IN A TIMELY MANNER ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 DISEASE: THE CHOICE AS TO WHICH TEST TO USE WILL DEPEND ON THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND THE STAGE OF THE ILLNESS: NUCLEIC ACID TESTS, USING REAL-TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR DIAGNOSING ACUTE INFECTION. COMBINED DEEP NASAL (OR NASOPHARYNGEAL) AND THROAT SWABS ARE THE PREFERRED SAMPLE: SEROLOGY CAN BE USED TO DIAGNOSE PREVIOUS INFECTION, MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS: ANTIGEN TESTS ARE IN DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR ROLE IS NOT YET DEFINED: INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PRE-TEST PROBABILITY OF THE PATIENT HAVING THE DISEASE. THIS IS BASED ON THEIR CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RISK:
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