ReviewThe Lancet. Microbe2021
Perfect as the enemy of good: tracing transmissions with low-sensitivity tests to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.
Review in The Lancet. Microbe, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Effectiveness of probabilistic contact tracing in epidemic containment: The role of superspreaders and transmission path reconstruction.PNAS nexus · 2024Article
- The importance of prevalence and pre-test probability on the microbiological diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: the case of Spain in 2020.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2023Article
- An Assessment of a Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test in Bangladesh.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- A single-agent extension of the SIR model describes the impact of mobility restrictions on the COVID-19 epidemic.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Use of clinical data to augment healthcare worker contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021Article
- High anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroconversion rates before the second wave in Manaus, Brazil, and the protective effect of social behaviour measures: results from the prospective DETECTCoV-19 cohort.The Lancet. Global health · 2021Article
- Smartphone screen testing, a novel pre-diagnostic method to identify SARS-CoV-2 infectious individuals.eLife · 2021Article
- Improving the good to get closer to the perfect.The Lancet. Microbe · 2021Article
- Superspreading events in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: Opportunities for interventions and control.PLoS biology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and individuals have attempted a wide variety of strategies to limit the damage of the pandemic on human lives, population health, and economies. Contact tracing has been a commonly used strategy, and various approaches have been proposed and attempted. We summarise some methods of contact tracing and testing, considering the resources demanded by each and how features of SARS-CoV-2 transmission affect their effectiveness. We also propose an approach focusing on tracing transmission events, which can be particularly effective when superspreading events play a large role in transmission. Accounting for the best available evidence on a pathogen and for the availability of resources can make control strategies more effective, even if they are not perfect.
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