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The activity of the 'gray Area' in the era of SARS-Cov2
Italian Journal of Medicine ; 14(SUPPL 2):125-126, 2020.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-984712
ABSTRACT
Background and Aim of the study The sensitivity of genomic testsfor the diagnosis of SARS CoV2, (RT-PCR) can be estimated ataround 60%, therefore it is inevitable to find negative subjects. Alot of patients, in the absence of a clear virological diagnosis, during an epidemic, were hospitalized in a 'gray area' to defined thereal negativity. A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted to analyze the clinical and laboratory characteristics of agroup of patients hospitalized in the gray area of F. Miulli Hospital(Acquaviva delle Fonti, BA)Materials and

Methods:

A cohort of 42 (23 M, 19 F, average age78.6 years) patients was studied retrospectively with respect toclinical and instrumental findings.

Results:

All patients had fever and in 14 of them also acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. The most represented comorbiditieswere hypertension 14, ischemic heart disease 2, diabetes 4, ar rhythmias 4, renal failure 4,. The radiological pictures observedwere of radiological alterations with areas of 'ground glass' in 14subjects;outbreak bronchopneumonia in 26;bronchiolitis ('treein bud') in 1 patient. Only one patient tested positive for SARSCoV2 virus infection detected by the third swab.

Conclusions:

Subjects hospitalized in 'gray area' were characterized by nonspecific elements, negative RT-PCR genomic test andradiological findings correlated with an intermediate probabilityfor SARS CoV2 virus infection (radiological pictures indeterminatebut suggestive). Most of the clinical and radiological pictures weretherefore related to other infections.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Italian Journal of Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article