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Who should we test for COVID-19? A triage model built from national symptom surveys

2020-05-21

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The gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis is detection of viral RNA in a reverse transcription PCR test. Due to global limitations in testing capacity, effective prioritization of individuals for testing is essential. Here, we devised a model that estimates the probability of an individual to test positive for COVID-19 based on answers to 9 simple questions regarding age, gender, presence of prior medical condition...

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0a4776dc-997c-5559-a376-a89127ee3f24
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10.1101/2020.05.18.20105569
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