Research and analysis

LSHTM: Estimating detection of infection among household gathering attendees based on one-off pre-gathering lateral flow tests, 2 December 2020

Paper prepared by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 8 April 2022

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LSHTM: Estimating detection of infection among household gathering attendees based on one-off pre-gathering lateral flow tests, 2 December 2020

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Paper by LSHTM on the estimated impact of lateral flow tests taken before gatherings. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 71 on 3 December 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting.

The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

This paper should be read in the context of the SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19 from SAGE 71.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 8 April 2022