Sense and sensitivity – can an inaccurate test be better than no test at all?
The UK government has put Lateral Flow Antigen Tests (LFATs) at the forefront of its strategy to scale up testing in the coronavirus pandemic. However, evidence from a pilot trial using an LFAT to identify asymptomatic infections in the community suggests that the test missed over half of the posit...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ
2021
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