2021
Optimal diagnostic test allocation strategy during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond
Du J, Beesley L, Lee S, Zhou X, Dempsey W, Mukherjee B. Optimal diagnostic test allocation strategy during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond. Statistics In Medicine 2021, 41: 310-327. PMID: 34697824, PMCID: PMC8661762, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patient populationRapid antigen testDiagnostic testsPatient populationRisk patient populationSARS-CoV-2 viral infectionViral diagnostic testsCentral public health challengeAntigen testPatient characteristicsTimely diagnostic testingPublic health challengePublic health decision-makingViral infectionHealth decision-makingPreventing severe diseaseSevere diseaseRT-PCRCOVID-19 pandemic
2020
Patterns of repeated diagnostic testing for COVID‐19 in relation to patient characteristics and outcomes
Salerno S, Zhao Z, Sankar S, Salvatore M, Gu T, Fritsche L, Lee S, Lisabeth L, Valley T, Mukherjee B. Patterns of repeated diagnostic testing for COVID‐19 in relation to patient characteristics and outcomes. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2020, 289: 726-737. PMID: 33253457, PMCID: PMC7753604, DOI: 10.1111/joim.13213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with repeat testingFalse-negative rateNeighborhood poverty levelPre-existing type 2 diabetesSevere COVID-19-related outcomesDiagnostic testsPatient characteristicsPre-existing kidney diseaseBody mass indexICU-level careHealth outcomesCOVID-19-related outcomesCharacteristics of patientsCOVID-19 diagnostic testsType 2 diabetesMichigan MedicineMass indexCOVID-19Pain symptomsPatient agePoverty levelDownstream outcomesKidney diseaseRepeated testingLiver disease