id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-297693-lqyc49t6 Samec, Matthew J 80-year-old man with dyspnoea and bilateral groundglass infiltrates: an elusive case of COVID-19 2020-05-27 .txt text/plain 2821 177 48 COVID-19 is a novel viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 virus, first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. COVID-19 is a novel viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 virus, first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. We present a case of a patient with minimal respiratory symptoms but prominent bilateral groundglass opacities in a 'crazy paving' pattern on chest CT imaging and a negative initial infectious workup. We present a case of a patient with minimal respiratory symptoms but prominent bilateral groundglass opacities in a 'crazy paving' pattern on chest CT imaging and a negative initial infectious workup. The case was reviewed with the institutional infection prevention and control team who recommended repeating SARS-CoV-2 PCR 48 hours from the initial test. 14 There have been three published case reports of initially negative COVID-19 PCR tests in patients subsequently new disease determined to have COVID-19 infection. ./cache/cord-297693-lqyc49t6.txt ./txt/cord-297693-lqyc49t6.txt