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False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications

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False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications

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There is broad consensus that widespread SARS-CoV-2 testing is essential to safely reopening the United States. A big concern has been test availability, but test accuracy may prove a larger long-term problem.

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2020-06-05

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Woloshin, Steven, Neeraj Patel, and Aaron S. Kesselheim. 2020. "False Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Challenges and Implications." New England Journal of Medicine.

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