C19 Notes
General Category => C19 Notes Database => Topic started by: stog on May 15, 2020, 08:31:05 AM
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As both active virus and antibody testing ramps up across the country, it will soon be relatively easy for individuals to get tested, regardless of if one is displaying COVID-19 symptoms. If you plan to get a test, either antibody or active virus, here is what you should know about the accuracy of the results.
may 15 2020
https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/which-COVID-19-tests-are-accurate-antibody-swab-15250911.php (https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/which-COVID-19-tests-are-accurate-antibody-swab-15250911.php)
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- FDA issues warning on accuracy of Abbott’s rapid coronavirus test after study finds false negatives
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on Thursday saying there is early data that suggests Abbott Labs’ rapid coronavirus diagnostic test for Covid-19 may be delivering inaccurate results.
- Specifically, the Abbott ID NOW test may return false negative results, the FDA said.
researchers at New York University said it was missing a third to almost half of the positive cases.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/14/fda-data-suggests-abbotts-rapid-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-is-delivering-inaccurate-results.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/14/fda-data-suggests-abbotts-rapid-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-is-delivering-inaccurate-results.html)