Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.
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| author | Sean L. Wu Andrew N. Mertens Yoshika S. Crider Anna Nguyen Nolan N. Pokpongkiat Stephanie Djajadi Anmol Seth Michelle S. Hsiang John M. Colford Art Reingold Benjamin F. Arnold Alan Hubbard Jade Benjamin-Chung |
| author_facet | Sean L. Wu Andrew N. Mertens Yoshika S. Crider Anna Nguyen Nolan N. Pokpongkiat Stephanie Djajadi Anmol Seth Michelle S. Hsiang John M. Colford Art Reingold Benjamin F. Arnold Alan Hubbard Jade Benjamin-Chung |
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| description | Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b446f7b11c1a46e3b5ae78349ccb4b332022-12-21T18:02:25ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-09-0111111010.1038/s41467-020-18272-4Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United StatesSean L. Wu0Andrew N. Mertens1Yoshika S. Crider2Anna Nguyen3Nolan N. Pokpongkiat4Stephanie Djajadi5Anmol Seth6Michelle S. Hsiang7John M. Colford8Art Reingold9Benjamin F. Arnold10Alan Hubbard11Jade Benjamin-Chung12Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaFrancis I. Proctor Foundation, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaEstimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18272-4 |
| spellingShingle | Sean L. Wu Andrew N. Mertens Yoshika S. Crider Anna Nguyen Nolan N. Pokpongkiat Stephanie Djajadi Anmol Seth Michelle S. Hsiang John M. Colford Art Reingold Benjamin F. Arnold Alan Hubbard Jade Benjamin-Chung Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States Nature Communications |
| title | Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
| title_full | Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
| title_fullStr | Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
| title_short | Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States |
| title_sort | substantial underestimation of sars cov 2 infection in the united states |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18272-4 |
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