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An unusual case of coronavirus disease 2019: Delayed chest CT evidence

Author(s) -

Xiudong Shi,

Qiong Ma,

Yang Lü,

Yuxin Shi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of infection and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.983

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1876-035X

pISSN - 1876-0341

DOI - 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.022

Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , covid-19 , epidemiology , coronavirus , disease , radiology , asymptomatic carrier , transmission (telecommunications) , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , outbreak , electrical engineering

Asymptomatic patients and infected patients with normal chest CT imaging are considered carriers of SARS-CoV-2. Before a diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is made, these patients with negative chest CT findings may be ignored, causing the possibility of virus transmission. For patients with suspected infections, reliable epidemiological information and clinical symptoms, clinical management is necessary even when the chest CT is negative.

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