The perils of premature phenotyping in COVID-19: a call for caution

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 23;56(1):2001768. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01768-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Abstract

By prematurely phenotyping patients with COVID-19, we and our patients are exposed to considerable and preventable risk. If data-driven phenotypes are not insisted upon, our cognitive biases guarantee that we'll end up with phenotype-driven data. https://bit.ly/2ZM8wZV

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Bias
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / genetics*
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Phenotype*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / genetics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy
  • Time Factors