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Carol Taccetta, MD, FCAP

NAATs Used in Pfizer Clinical Trial to Test Asymptomatic Patients Despite Not Being Approved (or Even Emergency Use Authorized) for Asymptomatic Testing.

Nasal swab nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are “a type of viral diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.” [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/naats.html and https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/covid-19-test-basics] Although certain NAAT tests have now been authorized for emergency use (EUA) for screening purposes (in asymptomatic persons), the three NAAT tests used at the time […]