Incorporating Test Characteristics Into SARS-CoV-2 Testing Policy—Sense and Sensitivity
Leah M. Marcotte, Joshua M. Liao
Abstract
Amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the issue of diagnostic testing has been front and center. 1 Testing capacity has been woefully insufficient for clinical testing of high-risk individuals, much less for epidemiologic evaluation of prevalence, community spread, and the consequences of public health interventions, such as social and physical distancing, school closures, and geographic shutdowns. We need more testing capacity.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Sensitivity (control systems)Sense (electronics)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakTest (biology)VirologyMedicineBiologyChemistryEngineeringInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseElectronic engineeringPaleontologyPhysical chemistryInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research