Title
COVID-19 and cystic fibrosis: Diagnostic difficulties or incorrect methods?
Date Issued
01 September 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic lung disease with wide distribution worldwide. With the appearance of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), difficulties arise when evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with other conditions, including CF. We present the case of a patient with CF who had a definite serological diagnosis, a CT scan suggestive of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19, and a negative molecular test (RT-PCR), with rapid resolution of symptoms and early discharge. CF/SARS-CoV-2 comorbidity needs to be adequately studied and assessed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Start page
1681
End page
1685
Volume
14
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio Epidemiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85092595248
Source
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
ISSN of the container
09737510
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