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>In various laboratory tests with SARS-CoV-2, the Bosch test delivered results with an accuracy of over 95 percent. Curious what the false negative rate is. >
by mikeiz404 7y ago
>In various laboratory tests with SARS-CoV-2, the Bosch test delivered results with an accuracy of over 95 percent.
Curious what the false negative rate is.
>[The device] can perform up to ten tests in the space of 24 hours
>[Testing] can be performed directly at the point of care. This eliminates the need to transport samples, which takes up valuable time. ... With the tests currently in use, patients must usually wait one to two days for a result
>... even medical personnel who have not been specially trained on it can reliably perform the test.
>... it allows a single sample to be tested not just for COVID-19 but also for nine other respiratory diseases, including influenza A and B, simultaneously