Incidentally discovered COVID-19 in low-suspicion patients —a threat to front line health care workers

ConclusionsPatients with imaging findings suspicious for COVID-19 warrant prompt reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing even in low clinical suspicion cases. The prevalence of disease in the population may be underestimated by the current paradigm of RT-PCR testing with the current clinical criteria of lower respiratory symptoms and exposure risk.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10140-020-01792-3

Source: Emergency Radiology - May 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research