Letters
Concern about lateral flow test use
Inappropriate use of lateral flow tests by patients with symptoms
BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1370 (Published 01 June 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1370- Milan Dagli, general practitioner
- GP at Hand, London, UK
- daglimilan{at}doctors.org.uk
Concerns have been raised about the use of lateral flow tests in the government’s mass testing programme as a means of facilitating the easing of the lockdown measures and the opening up of society.1
As a general practitioner I have encountered increased use of these tests among my patients, largely in the context of work based asymptomatic testing. …
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