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Erschienen in: Infection 6/2020

24.06.2020 | COVID-19 | Case Report Zur Zeit gratis

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

verfasst von: Kevin Bouiller, Sébastien Humbert, Camille Payet-Revest, Anne-Sophie Brunel, Adrien Mareshal, Quentin Lepiller, Franck Grillet, Catherine Chirouze

Erschienen in: Infection | Ausgabe 6/2020

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Abstract

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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Metadaten
Titel
Utility of CT scan in patients with initial negative PCR for SARS-CoV2: a report of three cases
verfasst von
Kevin Bouiller
Sébastien Humbert
Camille Payet-Revest
Anne-Sophie Brunel
Adrien Mareshal
Quentin Lepiller
Franck Grillet
Catherine Chirouze
Publikationsdatum
24.06.2020
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Infection / Ausgabe 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01467-8

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