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cord-337813-r9okti1v	Wiwanitkit, Viroj	Delay and Differential Diagnosis and Screening for Symptoms of COVID-19	2020-06-15		.txt	text/plain	276	26	50	key: cord-337813-r9okti1v title: Delay and Differential Diagnosis and Screening for Symptoms of COVID-19 cord_uid: r9okti1v The letter "Beware of Time Delay and Differential Diagnosis when Screening for Symptoms of COVID-19 in Surgical Cancer Patients" by Ghannam and Souadka 1 is very interesting. The authors conclude that "in low-risk COVID-19 urgent surgical procedures with an initial negative symptom screen, we recommend carrying out a new symptom screening before each patient movement." I agree with this suggestion. Symptomatic screening seems to be a poor screening tool because many patients can have no symptoms and transmit disease to medical personnel. The high cost of the polymerase chain reaction test might limit the use in some poor, developing countries. The most important consideration is the universal precautions practice for any patient undergoing an operation regardless of screening result. Beware of time delay and differential diagnosis when screening for symptoms of COVID-19 in surgical cancer patients	./cache/cord-337813-r9okti1v.txt	./txt/cord-337813-r9okti1v.txt