Open AccessSuspected SARS-CoV-2 infection with fever and coronary heart disease: A case report
Author(s) -
Jin-Ru Gong,
Jiasheng Yang,
Yao-Wei He,
Kanghui Yu,
Jia Liu,
Ruilin Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6056
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , serology , gold standard (test) , coronavirus , outbreak , atypical pneumonia , pulmonary edema , throat , nucleic acid test , pathology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , virology , immunology , lung , antibody , surgery
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Suspected cases accounted for a large proportion in the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak. The deviation of the nucleic acid test by throat swab (the current gold standard of COVID-19) caused by variation in sampling techniques and reagent kits and coupled with nonspecific clinical manifestations make confirmation of the suspected cases difficult. Proper management of the suspected cases of COVID-19 is crucial for disease control.