Diagnostic tool or screening programme? Asymptomatic testing for SARS-CoV-2 needs clear goals and protocols
Jordan P Skittrall,
Mary D Fortune,
Hamid Jalal,
Hongyi Zhang,
David A Enoch,
Nicholas M Brown,
Anne Swift
Affiliations
Jordan P Skittrall
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, United Kingdom; Department of Infectious Diseases, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom; Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom; Corresponding author at: Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, United Kingdom.
Mary D Fortune
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0SR, United Kingdom
Hamid Jalal
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom
Hongyi Zhang
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom; Air Force Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, PR China
David A Enoch
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom
Nicholas M Brown
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom
Anne Swift
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0SR, United Kingdom
