Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States

Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.

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Autores principales: Sean L. Wu, Andrew N. Mertens, Yoshika S. Crider, Anna Nguyen, Nolan N. Pokpongkiat, Stephanie Djajadi, Anmol Seth, Michelle S. Hsiang, John M. Colford, Art Reingold, Benjamin F. Arnold, Alan Hubbard, Jade Benjamin-Chung
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b446f7b11c1a46e3b5ae78349ccb4b33
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Sumario:Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.