What Is the predictive value of a single nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR swab test in a patient with COVID-like symptoms and / or significant COVID-19 exposure?

What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient with COVID-like Symptoms and / or Significant COVID-19 Exposure? – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

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What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient with COVID-like Symptoms and / or Significant #COVID19 Exposure?
The PCR-test was found to be 87% sensitive, 97% specific, a PPV of 0.98, and a NPV of 0.80 #ofid https://t.co/MGQdzDsd8k

— Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 31, 2020