Clinical Characteristics of Patients Returning to Emergency Department With Initial False-Negative Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)-Based COVID-19 Test
Journal
Journal of acute medicine
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2022-03-01
Author(s)
Chou, Eric H
Healy, Jack
Tzeng, Ching-Fang Tiffany
Jessen, Alec
Hall, Matthew
Patel, Chinmay
Bhakta, Toral
Garrett, John
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is an international public health emergency. Early identification of COVID-19 patients with false-negative RT-PCR tests is paramount in the ED to prevent both nosocomial and community transmission. This study aimed to compare clinical characteristics of repeat emergency department (ED) visits among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with initial false-negative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based COVID-19 test.
Subjects
COVID-19; RT-PCR test; diagnosis; emergency department
SDGs
Type
journal article