The unsynchronized changes of CT image and nucleic acid detection in COVID-19: reports the two cases from Gansu, China.
Respir Res
; 21(1): 96, 2020 Apr 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-102302
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The CT image is used to assess the disease progress, whereas the continued two times of negative results from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection had been considered as a criterion for ending antiviral treatment. We compared the two COVID-19 cases with similar backgrounds and CT image repeated intervals under treatment. Our report highlighted the unsynchronized expression in the changes of CT image and nucleic acid detection in COVID-19, and lasting positive nucleic acid test result in patients recovered from pneumonia. It may be contributed to recognize the disease and improve prevention.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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RNA, Viral
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Respir Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12931-020-01363-7
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