Interest of the thoracic scanner in the diagnosis of COVID-19: study of 35 cases in the Republic of Guinea
Pan Afr. med. j
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35(2)2020.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
the aim of this work is to evaluate the contribution of thoracic computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of COVID-19 in Guinea.Methods:
this was a retrospective study with data recorded over a 2 Month period. Records of patients who tested positive on chest CT without contrast injection on admission were included in this study. Not included are those who did or did not perform a chest CT scan after confirmation of the diagnosis by RT-PCR. The data were collected under the direction of the National Health Security Agency (ANSS) and analysed using STATA/SE version 11.2 software.Results:
all patients tested performed a chest CT scan without contrast injection while awaiting the RT-PCR test result. Eighty percent (80%) of patients had lesions characteristic of COVID-19 viral pneumonia on chest CT. The reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) test was later positive in 33 patients (94.28%) and negative in 2 (5.71%).Conclusion:
it is noted from this study that chest computed tomography is a critical tool in the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Its systematization in all patients suspected in our dispute, would facilitate diagnosis while waiting for confirmation by RT-PCR and would limit the loss of cases
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Asunto principal:
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Guinea
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Inglés
Revista:
Pan Afr. med. j
Año:
2020
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