Abstract

Emergency departments (ED) across the world continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. One growing concern is the ability to rapidly diagnose those infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While rapid assays have proven beneficial in such contexts as strep pharyngitis and influenza, it is unclear whether the recent rapid COVID-19 assays will prove beneficial to ED flow. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a rapid COVID-19 assay on patient flow through two academic emergency department sites.

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