The Importance of Incorporating At-Home Testing Into SARS-CoV-2 Point Prevalence Estimates: Findings From a US National Cohort, February 2022

• Main Authors: Saba A Qasmieh (Author), McKaylee M Robertson (Author), Madhura S Rane (Author), Yanhan Shen (Author), Rebecca Zimba (Author), Camila A Picchio (Author), Angela M Parcesepe (Author), Mindy Chang (Author), Sarah G Kulkarni (Author), Christian Grov (Author), Denis Nash (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPassive, case-based surveillance underestimates the true extent of active infections in the population due to undiagnosed and untested cases, the exclusion of probable cases diagnosed point-of-care rapid antigen tests, and the exclusive use of at-home rapid tests which are not reported as...