Frequency of nasopharyngeal swab collection and positivity for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population of the Italian province of Udine with and without chronic conditions

Francesca Valent, Giada Mazzilis, Anna Doimo and Corrado Pipan

Health Policy, 2021, vol. 125, issue 2, 155-159

Abstract: Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with comorbidities. However, no information is available on the frequency of nasopharyngeal swab collection and positivity depending on comorbidities. Using a cross-sectional design, we assessed the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 tests and of positivity in the general population of the 530,000-inhabitant Italian province of Udine and in subgroups affected by chronic conditions in the first weeks of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; chronic disease; administrative database; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.12.009

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