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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b446f7b11c1a46e3b5ae78349ccb4b332021-12-02T17:19:42ZSubstantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States10.1038/s41467-020-18272-42041-1723https://doaj.org/article/b446f7b11c1a46e3b5ae78349ccb4b332020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18272-4https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Estimating 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.Sean L. WuAndrew N. MertensYoshika S. CriderAnna NguyenNolan N. PokpongkiatStephanie DjajadiAnmol SethMichelle S. HsiangJohn M. ColfordArt ReingoldBenjamin F. ArnoldAlan HubbardJade Benjamin-ChungNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
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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
Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
description 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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author 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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Alan Hubbard
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title Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
title_short Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
title_full Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
title_fullStr Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
title_full_unstemmed Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
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