Plasma as an alternative COVID-19 diagnostic specimen in a hospitalized patient negative for SARS-CoV-2 by nasopharyngeal swab
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115365
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… read more here.
Keywords: plasma; covid diagnostic; plasma alternative; alternative covid ... See more keywords