Health Care Professionals' Confidence and Preferences for Diagnostic Assays for SARS-CoV-2: A Global Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an urgent requirement for novel diagnostic tests that determine infection with SARS-CoV-2 and the development of an immune response against it. The perspective of end users on the characteristics and clinical use of these assays has not been previously considered. Methods: We surveyed 17,186 health care professions (HCPs) in 29 countries to gauge opinion on the design, use, diagnostic impact and diagnostic accuracy of COVID-19 tests. Results were correlated with national statistics on the burden of disease and testing in individual countries. Results: HCPs overwhelmingly recognized the importance of COVID-19 tests but 37.1% were unsure of the appropriate timing of investigations relative to disease symptoms. Confidence in th

SUBMITTER: Shields AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7952327 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature