id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-258832-0kyf7ikr Bullis, Sean S.M. A Cautionary Tale of False-Negative Nasopharyngeal COVID-19 Testing 2020-05-05 .txt text/plain 944 62 52 We present the case of a patient that, based on known exposure to a COVID-19 positive family member, typical symptoms, suggestive labs, and consistent imaging, had a high pre-test probability of having COVID-19, yet tested negative on two successive NP RT-PCRs. Only on the third COVID-19 sample, taken from sputum, was the patient ultimately correctly diagnosed. Based on these observations, the authors theorized a de-isolation protocol that not only considers date from symptom onset as is suggested by CDC (7), but also viral load. In patients with a high pre-test probability of COVID-19, a single negative NP RT-PCR may be insufficient to rule-out disease. Correlation of chest CT and RT-PCR testing in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A Report of 1014 Cases Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study Positive RT-PCR test results in patients recovered from COVID-19. ./cache/cord-258832-0kyf7ikr.txt ./txt/cord-258832-0kyf7ikr.txt