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Editor, Senior Moderator
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2020 Sep 1;7(10)
faa399.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa399. eCollection 2020 Oct.
What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient With COVID-Like Symptoms and/or Significant COVID-19 Exposure?
Blessen George[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], James McGee[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Eileen Giangrasso[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Sheila Finkelstein[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Susan Wu[SUP] 1 5 [/SUP], Aaron E Glatt[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Utilizing results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and subsequent antibody titers, we report on the test characteristics of a PCR screening test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among hospital workers. The PCR test was found to be 87% sensitive and 97% specific, with a positive predictive value of 0.98 and a negative predictive value of 0.80.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; nasopharyngeal PCR swab.
. 2020 Sep 1;7(10)
faa399.doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa399. eCollection 2020 Oct.
What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient With COVID-Like Symptoms and/or Significant COVID-19 Exposure?
Blessen George[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], James McGee[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Eileen Giangrasso[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Sheila Finkelstein[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Susan Wu[SUP] 1 5 [/SUP], Aaron E Glatt[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33062799
- PMCID: PMC7499796
- DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa399
Abstract
Utilizing results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and subsequent antibody titers, we report on the test characteristics of a PCR screening test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among hospital workers. The PCR test was found to be 87% sensitive and 97% specific, with a positive predictive value of 0.98 and a negative predictive value of 0.80.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; nasopharyngeal PCR swab.