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CT in relation to RT-PCR in diagnosing COVID-19 in the Netherlands: a prospective study

2020-04-24 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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IntroductionEarly differentiation between emergency department (ED) patients with and without corona virus disease (COVID-19) is very important. Chest CT scan may be helpful in early diagnosing of COVID-19. We investigated the diagnostic accuracy of CT using RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 as reference standard and investigated reasons for discordant results between the two tests. MethodsIn this prospective single centre study in the Netherlands, all adult symptomatic ED patients had both a CT scan and a...

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