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01-12-2021 | Public Health | Commentary

Greater public health impact of COVID-19 antigen detection tests

Author: Akiko Kowada

Published in: BMC Medicine | Issue 1/2021

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Early diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection prevents widespread transmission, manages outbreak control, improves poor prognosis, and reduces mortality of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Policymakers, public health authorities, healthcare providers, and physicians have deployed COVID-19 control intervention and have made crucial decisions in choosing the appropriate COVID-19 diagnostic tests. …

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Title: Greater public health impact of COVID-19 antigen detection tests
Author: Akiko Kowada
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: BMC Medicine / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01956-z

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