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Breaking Research That Could Advance COVID-19 Treatment and Testing Announced at the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Findings on this method, as well as a novel study on the performance of coronavirus tests in children, were presented today at the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo.

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  • Findings on this method, as well as a novel study on the performance of coronavirus tests in children, were presented today at the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo.
  • As a result, about 8% of patients aren't admitted to the hospital when they need to be, while another 20% of patients are admitted unnecessarily.
  • Through statistical analysis, the researchers then determined that the COVID-19 Severity score has an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.86.
  • AACC Annual Scientific Meeting registration is free for members of the media.