The Effect of Test Timing on the Probability of Positive SARS-CoV-2 Swab Test Results: Mixed Model Approach

Roberto Benoni   ¹ , MD ;   Silvia Panunzi   ² , MSc ;   Irene Campagna   ¹ , MD ;   Francesca Moretti   ² , PhD, MD ;   Giuliana Lo Cascio   ³ , MD ;   Gianluca Spiteri   ² , MD ;   Stefano Porru   ² , MD ;   Stefano Tardivo   ² , MD

¹ Postgraduate School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

² Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

³ Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy