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Mental distress in a clinical nurse due to a false‐positive COVID‐19 antibody test result during the COVID‐19 epidemic in Japan: A case report
Author(s) -
Shimazu Yuzo,
Kobashi Yurie,
Zhao Tianchen,
Nishikawa Yositaka,
Sawano Toyoaki,
Ozaki Akihiko,
Obara Daiji,
Tsubokura Masaharu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4122
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , mental distress , distress , test (biology) , pandemic , mental health , psychiatry , coronavirus infections , virology , clinical psychology , pathology , outbreak , paleontology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
Abstract This study suggests the importance of instituting accompanying measures to prevent potential negative mental and social impacts on people receiving false‐positive results.