Abstract

  The current Covid-19 pandemic imposes a diagnostic strategy for the care of patients. The sensitivity for the Covid-19 PCR is 56 to 83%. A single negative test can rule out Covid-19 in the majority of situations. However, since the negative predictive value of the test is between 88 and 95%, it is essential to ensure the follow-up of these patients. For those with typical symptoms, a negative test should be interpreted with caution and a second test may be indicated.

Keywords: Covid-19; PCR; False Negative Covid-19

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Citation

Citation: Benabdellah A., et al. “Recommendations for False Negative Covid-19 PCR Tests Patients". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.12 (2020): 26-27.

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Copyright: © 2020 Benabdellah A., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.