False Negative PCR Tests for SARS-COV-2 – the Elephant in the Room |Biomedgrid

Introduction: Without criterion standards, clinicians have often been at a loss to interpret the meaningfulness of negative SARS-COV2 PCR testing in admitted patients. We provide a compelling epidemiologic analysis to ascertain an estimated false negative rate in an institution in New York City which experienced a surge early pandemic in the Bronx N.Y.