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Plasma as an alternative COVID-19 diagnostic specimen in a hospitalized patient negative for SARS-CoV-2 by nasopharyngeal swab. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Lawrence, L. n., Stevens, B. A., Sahoo, M. K., Huang, C. n., Yamamoto, F. n., Röltgen, K. n., Wirz, O. n., Zehnder, J. n., Shi, R. Z., Boyd, S. D., Schoolnik, G. n., Pinsky, B. A., Hogan, C. A. 2021; 100 (3): 115365
Abstract
We present the case of an inpatient with pneumonia and repeatedly negative nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 testing. In such challenging cases, alternative diagnostic options include lower respiratory tract and plasma SARS-CoV-2 RNA testing, of which the latter may be particularly useful where bronchoscopy is deferred due to clinical factors or transmission risk.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115365
View details for PubMedID 33865070