Negative antigen RDT and RT-PCR results do not rule out COVID-19 if clinical suspicion is strong.

Autor: Lekpa FK; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon; Health and Human Development Research Network, Douala, Cameroon; Internal Medicine Department, Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon. Electronic address: fklekpa@yahoo.fr., Njonnou SRS; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon; Health and Human Development Research Network, Douala, Cameroon., Balti E; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon; Health and Human Development Research Network, Douala, Cameroon; Diabetes Research Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Universiteit Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Department, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium., Luma HN; Internal Medicine Department, Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon., Choukem SP; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon; Health and Human Development Research Network, Douala, Cameroon; Internal Medicine Department, Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Lancet. Infectious diseases [Lancet Infect Dis] 2021 Sep; Vol. 21 (9), pp. 1209. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 28.
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00271-1
Abstrakt: Competing Interests: We declare no competing interests.
Databáze: MEDLINE