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A false positive Covid-19 test result can happen, but it’s rare, says Brian Labus, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Public Health.
In the most basic sense, there are four possible outcomes for a COVID-19 test, whether it’s molecular PCR or rapid antigen: true positive, true negative, false positive, and false negative.
It’s possible for an expired COVID test to show a false positive—but it’s also possible for a non-expired COVID test to show a false positive, Dr. Russo says. It’s just not super likely ...
The primary data supporting the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization for molnupiravir are from MOVe-OUT, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial studying molnupiravir for the treatment of non-hospitalized participants with mild to moderate COVID‑19 at high risk for progression to severe COVID ...
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) have been widely used for diagnosis of COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Case Definition states that a person with a positive RAT (also known as an antigen rapid diagnostic test or Antigen-RDT) can be considered a "confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection" in two ways. [10]
In unvaccinated high-risk people with COVID‑19, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 88% if taken within five days of symptom onset. [20] People who take nirmatrelvir/ritonavir also test negative for COVID‑19 about two and a half days earlier than people who do not. [21]
False positives "can happen with any test" and, if someone tests positive for COVID-19 with a rapid test but does not have symptoms, he recommends following up with a PCR test to confirm that this ...
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