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. 2020 Jun;26(6):810-811.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0891-7.

'Test, re-test, re-test': using inaccurate tests to greatly increase the accuracy of COVID-19 testing

Kamalini Ramdas  1 , Ara Darzi  2 , Sanjay Jain  3
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'Test, re-test, re-test': using inaccurate tests to greatly increase the accuracy of COVID-19 testing

Kamalini Ramdas et al. Nat Med. 2020 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

A.D. has received a donation of one Axceed 260 machine from Bioscience Diagnostic Medical Technology in China, and is the academic sponsor on a study focusing on PCR and antibody testing for COVID-19 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Why re-testing increases testing accuracy.
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