Utility of CT scan in patients with initial negative PCR for SARS-CoV2: a report of three cases

PCR-based viral RNA to confirm the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection has a sensitivity of around 70%. We report three cases of patients with negative initial PCR and CT scan lesions that led us to suspect COVID-19, but which one(s) are really COVID-19?

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bouiller, Kevin, Humbert, Sébastien, Payet-Revest, Camille, Brunel, Anne-Sophie, Mareshal, Adrien, Lepiller, Quentin, Grillet, Franck, Chirouze, Catherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7313649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32583171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01467-8
Descripción
Sumario:PCR-based viral RNA to confirm the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection has a sensitivity of around 70%. We report three cases of patients with negative initial PCR and CT scan lesions that led us to suspect COVID-19, but which one(s) are really COVID-19?

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