A cross-country database of COVID-19 testing.
A cross-country database of COVID-19 testing.
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DOI：
10.1038/s41597-020-00688-8
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发表时间：
2020-10-08
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影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Ritchie H
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作者：
Hasell J;Mathieu E;Beltekian D;Macdonald B;Giattino C;Ortiz-Ospina E;Roser M;Ritchie H
我们对COVID-19疫情演变的了解建立在有关确诊病例和死亡病例的数据基础上。然而，只有在准确了解不同国家的病毒检测程度的情况下，才能对这些数据进行有意义的解释。这个新的数据库汇集了94个国家长期以来PCR检测范围的官方数据。我们提供了一个时间序列，每天进行的测试数量，或测试的人，连同元数据描述的数据质量和可比性问题所需的时间序列的解释。该数据库通过自动抓取和人工收集与核实相结合的方式定期更新，并且完全可以复制，并为每项观察提供来源。在提供关于检测结果的可访问的跨国数据时，它旨在促进将这一关键信息纳入流行病学研究，并跟踪各国应对COVID-19的关键组成部分。描述报告数据的机器可访问元数据文件：10.6084/m9.figshare.12924755
Our understanding of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic is built upon data concerning confirmed cases and deaths. This data, however, can only be meaningfully interpreted alongside an accurate understanding of the extent of virus testing in different countries. This new database brings together official data on the extent of PCR testing over time for 94 countries. We provide a time series for the daily number of tests performed, or people tested, together with metadata describing data quality and comparability issues needed for the interpretation of the time series. The database is updated regularly through a combination of automated scraping and manual collection and verification, and is entirely replicable, with sources provided for each observation. In providing accessible cross-country data on testing output, it aims to facilitate the incorporation of this crucial information into epidemiological studies, as well as track a key component of countries’ responses to COVID-19. Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12924755
影响因子：
3.3
作者：
Kigozi, Simon P.;Kigozi, Ruth N.;Pullan, Rachel L.
通讯作者：
Pullan, Rachel L.