COVID-19: making the right diagnosis

Diagnosis (Berl). 2020 Nov 18;7(4):377-380. doi: 10.1515/dx-2020-0063.

Abstract

The commentary below was written by Dr. Gordon Schiff and Maria Mirica for the PRIDE (Primary Care Research in Diagnostic Errors) project, an initiative of the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. It highlights some of the key issues related to diagnostic accuracy issues for COVID-19 and beyond.

Keywords: diagnostic error; differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / genetics*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / statistics & numerical data*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors / statistics & numerical data*
  • False Negative Reactions
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Patient Safety
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sensitivity and Specificity