Publication Date
2020
Journal Title
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Abstract
© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. We performed a prospective study of 501 patients, regardless of symptoms, admitted to the hospital, to estimate the predictive value of a negative Nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2. At a positivity rate of 10.2%, the estimated Negative Predictive Value (NPV) was 97.2% and NPV rose as prevalence decreased during the study.
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty; Northwell Researcher
Facility
School of Medicine; Northwell Health
Primary Department
General Internal Medicine
Additional Departments
Cardiology; Molecular Medicine; Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Psychiatry; COVID-19 Publications
PMID
DOI
10.1017/ice.2020.1362