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Covid-19 LFTs may have a sensitivity of 80% for transmissible individuals

1 pointsby tester89over 3 years ago

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tester89over 3 years ago
The full title was <i>Recalibrating SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Lateral Flow Test Relative Sensitivity from Validation Studies to Absolute Sensitivity for Indicating Individuals Shedding Transmissible Virus</i> which was not descriptive in terms of the main finding, and too long for HN.<p>The paper&#x27;s main argument is the PCRs are very sensitive to individuals with Covid-19 RNA shedding in their upper respiratory tract, but that this often doesn&#x27;t indicate infectiousness. Adjusting for this fact, they show that LFTs may offer a sensitivity of above 80 % for <i>transmissible</i> individuals.
nkmnzover 3 years ago
Study is from March 2021, contains no data for delta or omicron.
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