TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19 and cystic fibrosis
T2 - Diagnostic difficulties or incorrect methods?
AU - Pecho-Silva, Samuel
AU - Navarro-Solsol, Ana Claudia
AU - Panduro-Correa, Vicky
AU - Arteaga-Livias, Kovy
AU - Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
AU - Dhama, Kuldeep
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Cystic fibrosis
KW - Latin America
KW - Pandemic
KW - Peru
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - Serological tests
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U2 - 10.22207/JPAM.14.3.06
DO - 10.22207/JPAM.14.3.06
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092595248
SN - 0973-7510
VL - 14
SP - 1681
EP - 1685
JO - Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
JF - Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
IS - 3
ER -