Year: 2020
Type: erratum
Abstract: The authors would like to draw the reader’s attention to an error in the following article: Okada Y, Kiyohara K, Kitamura T. Simulated net-benefit of polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19 among asymptomatic patients. Acute Med Surg. 2020; 7: e522. In the second paragraph of the letter, the description: “(B) high sensitivity of 80% and low specificity of 90%, (C) low sensitivity of 50% and high specificity of 99%” should read as “(B) low sensitivity of 50% and high specificity of 99%, (C) high sensitivity of 80% and low specificity of 90%.” The authors apologize for this error and any confusion it may have caused.
Source: Acute Medicine & Surgery
DOI: 10.1002/ams2.583
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,250
OpenAlex ID: W4205261621