Repeat laboratory testing of SARS-CoV-2 is necessary to diagnose COVID-19

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Guohang Li¹  Guilong Zhuang²  Xueting Ou³  Xingfei Pan³  Liyang Zhou³ 

[1] Corresponding author at: No. 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, 510150, China.;Department of Infectious Diseases, Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China;Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China;

关键词: Repeat;    Laboratory;    Test;    SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The pandemic of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is ravaging the world. Diagnosis and isolation of persons who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is very important medical emergency to contain the epidemic of COVID-19. To date, the diagnosis of COVID-19 is mainly depending on positive quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) results for SARS-CoV-2. In the present study, we reported that two cases with uncommon symptoms from a family cluster were ultimately diagnosed as COVID-19 after more than twice of collecting samples and qRT-PCR tests were done. It is easily to miss diagnosis of COVID-19 especially for patients with uncommon symptoms. More attention should be paid to observe the clinical characteristics of it and invent more accurate and convenient methods to detect SARS-CoV-2 as soon as possible.

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