top | item 23073330 (no title) IB885588 | 5 years ago Are we sure this isn't a false positive? discuss order hn newest wirrbel|5 years ago Given the combination of a positive PCR test result, the symptoms and imaging I think there is strong evidence for an infection. skwb|5 years ago I completely agree. Pr(False Positive| positive COVID-19 symptoms and positive imaging results)... doesn't seem like a very high probability. greendave|5 years ago > To avoid any false positive result we have taken all the usual precautions and we also confirmed it by two different, techniques and staff.Sure? No. But taking their statement at face value, it does seem unlikely. hokkos|5 years ago few chance of a false positive (another virus that match with the small sequence tested), but it could be cross contamination of samples.
wirrbel|5 years ago Given the combination of a positive PCR test result, the symptoms and imaging I think there is strong evidence for an infection. skwb|5 years ago I completely agree. Pr(False Positive| positive COVID-19 symptoms and positive imaging results)... doesn't seem like a very high probability.
skwb|5 years ago I completely agree. Pr(False Positive| positive COVID-19 symptoms and positive imaging results)... doesn't seem like a very high probability.
greendave|5 years ago > To avoid any false positive result we have taken all the usual precautions and we also confirmed it by two different, techniques and staff.Sure? No. But taking their statement at face value, it does seem unlikely.
hokkos|5 years ago few chance of a false positive (another virus that match with the small sequence tested), but it could be cross contamination of samples.
wirrbel|5 years ago
skwb|5 years ago
greendave|5 years ago
Sure? No. But taking their statement at face value, it does seem unlikely.
hokkos|5 years ago