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A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the diagnostic accuracy of initial RT-PCR and CT scan in suspected COVID-19 patients

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic accuracy of CT and initial reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detecting COVID-19 infection. METHODS: We searched three databases, PubMed, EMBASE, and EMCARE, to identify studies reporting...

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Autores principales: Mair, Manish Devendra, Hussain, Mohammed, Siddiqui, Saad, Das, Sudip, Baker, Andrew, Conboy, Peter, Valsamakis, Theodoros, Uddin, Javed, Rea, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8011239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33353381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20201039