Combination of RT-qPCR testing and clinical features for diagnosis of COVID-19 facilitates management of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

J Med Virol. 2020 Jun;92(6):538-539. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25721. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Authors

Yishan Wang¹, Hanyujie Kang¹, Xuefeng Liu², Zhaohui Tong¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
² Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / genetics*
Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
China / epidemiology
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards*
Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Cough / diagnosis
Cough / physiopathology
Cough / virology
Disease Management
Disease Outbreaks*
False Negative Reactions
Fever / diagnosis
Fever / physiopathology
Fever / virology
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / standards
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards*
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Reagent Kits, Diagnostic