COVID-19 and the Consequences of Anchoring Bias

COVID-19 and the Consequences of Anchoring Bias

Suspicion of coronavirus disease in febrile patients might lead to anchoring bias, causing misdiagnosis of other infections for which epidemiologic risks are present. This bias has potentially severe consequences, illustrated by cases of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and Lyme disease in a pregnan...

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Main Authors: Harold W. Horowitz, Caren Behar, Jeffrey Greene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
coronavirus disease
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
viruses
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/21-1107_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/21-1107_article

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