"More Than Half of Positive PCR Tests Unlikely To Have Been Infectious" - Journal of Infection
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A letter to the editor published in the Journal of Infection titled, "The performance of the SARS-C0V-2 RT-PCR test as a tool for detecting SARS-COV-2 infection in the population" states the following: In light of our findings that more than half of individuals with positive PCR test results are unlikely to have been infectious, RT-PCR test positivity should not be taken as an accurate measure of infectious SARS-C0V-2 incidence. Our results confirm the findings of others that the routine use of "positive" RT-PCR test results as the gold standard for assessing and controlling infectiousness fails to reflect the fact "that 50-75% of the time an individual is PCR positive, they are likely to be post-infectious.
"More Than Half of Positive PCR Tests Unlikely To Have Been Infectious" - Journal of Infection
"More Than Half of Positive PCR Tests…
"More Than Half of Positive PCR Tests Unlikely To Have Been Infectious" - Journal of Infection
A letter to the editor published in the Journal of Infection titled, "The performance of the SARS-C0V-2 RT-PCR test as a tool for detecting SARS-COV-2 infection in the population" states the following: In light of our findings that more than half of individuals with positive PCR test results are unlikely to have been infectious, RT-PCR test positivity should not be taken as an accurate measure of infectious SARS-C0V-2 incidence. Our results confirm the findings of others that the routine use of "positive" RT-PCR test results as the gold standard for assessing and controlling infectiousness fails to reflect the fact "that 50-75% of the time an individual is PCR positive, they are likely to be post-infectious.