When to rule out COVID-19: How many negative RT-PCR tests are needed?
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ABSTRACT: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have been plagued with dilemmas related to the uncertainty about diagnostic testing for the virus. It has become commonplace for a patient under investigation (PUI) to repeatedly test negative but have imaging findings that are consistent with COVID-19. This raises the question of when the treating team should entertain alternative diagnoses. We present such a case to help provide a framework for how to weigh repeatedly negative test results in clinical decision making when there is ongoing concern for COVID-19.
SUBMITTER: Isikbay M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7434325 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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