An epidemiologic thinking on the diagnosis criteria of COVID-19
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200226-00181
- VernacularTitle:关于新型冠状病毒肺炎诊断标准的流行病学思考
- Author:
Hongzhuan TAN
1
Author Information
1. 中南大学湘雅公共卫生学院，长沙 410008
- Keywords:
COVID-19;
Diagnosis Criteria;
False Negative
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2020;41(7):998-999
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The diagnosis of COVID-19 is based on the positive of etiological test. The current etiological test of COVID-19 cost long time, and have high false negative rate, may resulting delay the measures of disease treatment and prevention. We suggested that COVID-19 should be diagnosed as 3 types: suspected case, clinical diagnosed case, and definite diagnosed case.
