CASE REPORT
A 56-year-old man with RT-PCR negative nasopharyngeal swabs with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia
 
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Chair and Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
 
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Chair and Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
 
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Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland
 
 
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Anna Dworzańska   

Medical University of Lublin Chair and Department of Infectious Diseases, Staszica 16, 20-081, Lublin, Poland
 
 
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2020;27(2):317-318
 
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Introduction:
Diagnostic procedure in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is based mainly on performing real-time-reverse transcription-polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR), which has been accepted as the gold standard method. In some cases, such as mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, variable viral load kinetics or laboratory errors, it can be false-negative.

Case report:
The case is presented of a 56-year-old man with respiratory tract symptoms, with twice negative results of real-time-reverse transcription-polymerase chain-reaction of nasopharyngeal swabs and positive chest computed tomography, with typical findings for COVID-19 pneumonia.

Conclusions:
Patients with negative RT-PCR results, but with positive computed tomography findings characteristic for COVID-19, should be treated as well as those infected.

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