The Negative RT-PCR Test is Enough to Rule Out Covıd-19 in Cancer Patients or Not? Covıd-19 or Not?

Autor: Efnan Algin, Gokhan Ucar, Dogan Uncu, Oznur Bal, Merve Dirikoc, Lale Damgacı, Yakup Ergun, İrfan Esen, Selin Akturk Esen, Hürrem Bodur, Yusuf Acikgoz
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences. 1:186-189
ISSN: 2766-2276
DOI: 10.37871/jbres1141
Popis: At the end of 2019, a new coronavirus pneumonia turned into an epidemic in China and then spread to other countries around the world. This disease was identified as the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) disease. SARS-CoV-2 RNA is detected by Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). A positive test for SARS-CoV-2 may confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19, but the results of false negativity and false positivity can be confusing. This article describes the negative COVID-19 RNA RT-PCR test results of four cancer patients with symptoms/clinical findings suggestive of COVID-19 and also computed tomography findings consistent with viral pneumonia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE