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

Kevin BouillerSébastien HumbertCamille Payet-RevestAnne-Sophie BrunelAdrien MareshalQuentin LepillerFranck GrilletCatherine Chirouze

Published in: Infection (2020)

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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computed tomography
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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coronavirus disease
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positron emission tomography
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magnetic resonance imaging
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