{"id":10183,"date":"2020-09-22T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.platform24.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/svd-professor-unnecessary-to-test-everyone-who-wants-to-be-tested\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T08:58:14","slug":"svd-professor-unnecessary-to-test-everyone-who-wants-to-be-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.platform24.com\/sv\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/svd-professor-unnecessary-to-test-everyone-who-wants-to-be-tested\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor tells SvD, ”It’s unnecessary to test everyone who wants to be tested\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SvD has reported on increased waiting times<\/a> in Stockholm and Sk\u00e5ne \u2013 which can run the risk of missing cases. According to the Karolinska University Hospital, responsible for coordinating testing in the Stockholm region, those who order a testing kit may have to wait five days. And for drive-in units, waiting times can total four to seven days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karin Tegmark Wisell<\/strong>, Head of Department at Folkh\u00e4lsomyndigheten, earlier told SvD about the importance of early-stage PCR testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 The highest probability of getting accurate testing results are seen in the first week of sickness. And the recommendation is taking the test before day four or five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other regions have decided to limit who can take a test. Control questions greet those living in G\u00e4vle, logging in to 1177.se<\/a> to schedule an appointment. If you don\u2019t have any relevant symptoms to COVID-19, like coughing or fever, you\u2019re informed that you\u2019re not allowed testing. The same is true if you\u2019ve had symptoms for less than 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 We manage sample taking from a socio-economic standpoint to reduce the regular care pressure, says Simon Nilsson, the Development Manager in Region G\u00e4vleborg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the company Platform24<\/strong>, a subsidiary to the online doctor Doktor24, who runs the IT-platform for the region\u2019s testing, around 22 percent of unnecessary testing are screened out in the process. This equals 9000 individuals in the area. Folkh\u00e4lsomyndigheten reimburses regions with 750 SEK per test, which means that G\u00e4vleborg alone has saved 6,8 million SEK to screen out what is deemed as unnecessary tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statistics from Folkh\u00e4lsomyndigheten show that 520 000 PCR tests have been done in Sweden, most in regions that allow everyone to test themselves. This means that Folkh\u00e4lsomyndigheten has reimbursed regions with about 390 million SEK so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Nilsson doesn\u2019t want to speculate on how many of these tests have been unnecessary. Still, he states that it\u2019s reasonable to believe that regions will have some over-testing, without filtering who is eligible for testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you think there\u2019s a risk that society spends an unnecessary amount of money on testing if you let anyone test themselves?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Yes, I agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Nilsson is supported by Anders Bj\u00f6rkman, professor at Biomedicum at Karolinska Institutet in Solna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 It\u2019s doubtful to test everyone who, by varying reasons, wants to be tested. If one has symptoms of some kind that are consistent with a COVID-19 infection, it\u2019s critical to test yourself. And it must happen fast, easily, and effectively, says Anders Bj\u00f6rkman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 But if one has just come into contact with another infected person, the value of testing is doubtful. The test results can then be negative and change to positive just a few days later. In these cases, quarantine is more critical. When the government pays for testing, it should be in value for society, to help fight the epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ones responsible for V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland\u2019s region disagree that the extra tests could be an unnecessary cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 We try to test anyone who shows symptoms. Our priority is to slow the spread of infection, says Kristine Rygge, Chief Physician and Medical Advisor in the V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why isn\u2019t it enough to test a smaller group, where you can see a real need for testing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Right now, we\u2019re in the middle of a pandemic. Common cold symptoms can be COVID-19. Because it\u2019s an illness that we contact trace, we must find as many infected as possible to protect risk groups and slow the spread of infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not even<\/strong> the<\/strong> growing queues have made the region consider rationing the tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 We\u2019re prioritizing that as many as possible should get the opportunity for testing because we need to slow the spread of infection. Longer response times are possible, but in most cases, you get an answer within three days, says Kristine Rygge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region Stockholm<\/strong> reasons in the same way. They state that it\u2019s still possible to get a testing kit delivered home within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe current widespread testing shows that Region Stockholm who has been hit hard by the pandemic, can follow the development of number of cases, which is crucial. Smittskydd Stockholm can contact trace each individual case and help slow the rate of spread,\u201d says Maria Rotz\u00e9n \u00d6stlund, Assistant Infection Control Doctor at Smittskydd Stockholm, in an email to SvD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region Stockholm asks everyone who wants to get a test to answer a series of questions about how they\u2019re feeling through an app, but when SvD tests the app, you can order a test no matter what your answers are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristine Rygge says that the region continuously reconsiders its strategy. If there would be a very high demand from individuals with common cold symptoms, all tests can be reconsidered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 If we see a waiting time upwards a week, we have to rethink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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