false negative 假陰性

false negative
繁：假陰性
简：假阴性

相信近月有不少人都知道有「假陰性」的存在。很多病人都會疑問，既然核糖核酸測試的靈敏度高，少至10粒病毒都可檢測得到，為何還會有誤差？取樣要如此嚴謹呢？

【新冠肺炎】全民檢測在即 市民對病毒檢測四大謬誤 專科醫生逐一拆解（2020年8月14日）。明報，取自 https://health.mingpao.com/新冠肺炎-全民檢測在即-市民對病毒檢測四大/

Preliminary research from China that is yet to be peer reviewed suggests the most common form of COVID-19 test produces “false negatives” up to 30 percent of the time.

‘False Negatives’ in COVID-19 Testing: If You Have Symptoms, Assume You Have the Disease. (2020, April 13). Healthline. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health-news/false-negatives-covid19-tests-symptoms-assume-you-have-illness