Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「"In mid-June, when Texas lifted stay-at-home orders and allowed businesses to reopen, the hospital where I worked quickly became much busier than it had been," writes HuffPost guest writer Christine Zink, M.D. "It was during that time that my husband, also an emergency physician, contracted COVID-19."⁠ ⁠ "Even though I had no symptoms, because I had potentially been exposed to the virus via my husband, my hospital immediately required me to be tested as well. My test came back negative," Zink writes. "My husband immediately isolated himself at a hotel that was being used as a haven for infected health care providers and I was sent home."⁠ ⁠ "Two days later, I was tested again using the rapid antigen assay. This test also came back negative," adds Zink. "To more accurately verify whether I was infected, I was also tested using the PCR viral test... results usually are not returned quickly and mine were not going to be available for another two days."⁠ ⁠ "Though I seemed fine, I was worried that I could be asymptomatic and I didn’t want to pass the disease to my 11-year-old son, whom I had to take care of by myself because my husband was isolating at the hotel," writes Zink. "The next day, I developed a minor cough and chills. I obtained a fourth COVID-19 test and, once again, it came back negative."⁠ ⁠ "While I waited to see if I would experience new or worse symptoms, I began to do more research about the accuracy of COVID-19 testing. Viral and antigen tests commonly used in hospital emergency departments detect active infection, whereas antibody tests are used to detect previous exposure or infection. However, if viral and antigen tests have weak sensitivity or are administered too soon, patients may receive false-negative results."⁠ ⁠ "Another two days passed and then my son developed a fever," Zink says. "To obtain testing again for both of us, I decided to visit urgent care, instead of the hospital where I work, on the off chance that an error was occurring at my facility. This test was also negative. However, my son’s test was positive."⁠ ⁠ Read Dr. Zink's full essay at our link in bio. // 📷 Christine Zink, M.D.」8月25日 22時57分