The authors would like to draw the reader’s attention to an error in the following article:
Okada Y, Kiyohara K, Kitamura T. Simulated net‐benefit of polymerase chain reaction test for COVID‐19 among asymptomatic patients. Acute Med Surg. 2020; 7: e522.
In the second paragraph of the letter, the description:
“(B) high sensitivity of 80% and low specificity of 90%, (C) low sensitivity of 50% and high specificity of 99%” should read as “(B) low sensitivity of 50% and high specificity of 99%, (C) high sensitivity of 80% and low specificity of 90%.”
The authors apologize for this error and any confusion it may have caused.