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Utility of CT scan in patients with initial negative PCR for SARS-CoV2: a report of three cases

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PCR-based viral RNA to confirm the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection has a sensitivity of around 70%. We report three cases of patients with negative initial PCR and CT scan lesions that led us to suspect COVID-19, but which one(s) are really COVID-19?

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hal-03068371 , version 1 (15-12-2020)

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Kévin Bouiller, Sébastien Humbert, Camille Payet-Revest, Anne-Sophie Brunel, Adrien Mareshal, et al.. Utility of CT scan in patients with initial negative PCR for SARS-CoV2: a report of three cases. Infection, 2020, 48 (6), pp.945-948. ⟨10.1007/s15010-020-01467-8⟩. ⟨hal-03068371⟩
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