Abbott Virus Test Used at White House Faces Accuracy Concern

[babylonsister]

Abbott Virus Test Used at White House Faces Accuracy Concern
By Michelle Fay Cortez, Robert Langreth, and Kristen V Brown
May 13, 2020, 11:23 AM EDT Updated on May 13, 2020, 2:48 PM EDT

Device missed 48% of positives in one test, NYU study says
Findings of study have yet to be reviewed by other scientists

The coronavirus test from Abbott Laboratories used at the White House to get rapid answers to whether someone is infected may miss as many as half of positive cases, according to a report from New York University that the company immediately disputed.

The analysis, which has yet to be confirmed, found that Abbott’s ID NOW missed at least one-third of positive cases detected with a rival test and as much as 48% when using the currently recommended dry nasal swabs, according to the report on BioRxiv, a server where researchers post early work before it has been reviewed by other scientists.

Abbott said the researchers didn’t use the test as intended and that the false-negative rate, as reported to the company, is 0.02%.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-13/abbott-fast-test-missed-many-covid-cases-unreviewed-study-says

[brewens]

1. Better pull those out of service every where else. :) n/t

[gratuitous]

2. Fast, accurate, cheap

Choose two. With Trump, you have to figure that a fast result was the biggest thing for him. Waiting a day for results doesn't really interest him. And damn if his childish impatience doesn't bite him in the ass again.

[tanyev]

3. It gives fake news?