Accuracy of UK Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC) “AbC-19 Rapid Test” for detection of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in key workers: test accuracy study

Publication: BMJ

Ranya Mulchandani, Hayley E Jones, Sian Taylor-PhillipsJustin Shute, Keith Perry, Shabnam Jamarani, Tim Brooks, Andre Charlett, Matthew Hickman, Isabel Oliver, Stephen Kaptoge, John Danesh, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Anthony E Ades, David H Wyllie

11 November 2020


Summary:

The accuracy of a COVID-19 test is lower than previously believed. Testing nearly 5,000 samples found some results were giving false positives.

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