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SUBMITTER: Soltan AAS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7831998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Soltan Andrew A S AAS Kouchaki Samaneh S Zhu Tingting T Kiyasseh Dani D Taylor Thomas T Hussain Zaamin B ZB Peto Tim T Brent Andrew J AJ Eyre David W DW Clifton David A DA
The Lancet. Digital health 20201211 2
<h4>Background</h4>The early clinical course of COVID-19 can be difficult to distinguish from other illnesses driving presentation to hospital. However, viral-specific PCR testing has limited sensitivity and results can take up to 72 h for operational reasons. We aimed to develop and validate two early-detection models for COVID-19, screening for the disease among patients attending the emergency department and the subset being admitted to hospital, using routinely collected health-care data (la ...[more]