Hagenkord's Korner - Preview 2
Slow down - testing for SARS-CoV-2 is not as simple as it may seem. “What I really want to know is: if this test result is positive, what are the chances that my patient actually has the condition. “Sensitivity and specificity really have no utility in a practical everyday clinical setting. “You really want to know the positive predictive value and the negative predictive value.”
