Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 24, 2020

Rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients at the emergency department using routine testing

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  • This easy-to-use point-based algorithm, called the corona-score, uses laboratory parameters, demographic data and the chest X-ray/CT of patients to rapidly evaluate an individual’s risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection at the emergency department (ED). 
  • The algorithm has a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 96%, and could have important utility in EDs experiencing a shortage of RT-PCR testing materials. 

Kurstjens et al. (Apr 24, 2020). Rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients at the emergency department using routine testing. Pre-print downloaded Apr 24 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.20.20067512