id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-271341-fszljnax Lei, Pinggui COVID-19 Carrier or Pneumonia: Positive Real-Time Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction but Negative or Positive Chest CT Results 2020-05-06 .txt text/plain 1011 59 43 title: COVID-19 Carrier or Pneumonia: Positive Real-Time Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction but Negative or Positive Chest CT Results Dear Editor, We have read the articles published in the Korean Journal of Radiology with great interest concerning the real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) amplification of the viral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and chest computed tomography (CT) results for screening or detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (1, 2) . Based on the aforementioned situation, patients with positive rRT-PCR but negative chest CT results should be classified as SARS-CoV-2 carriers. To the Editor, Thank you for your comments on our online article focusing on the false-negative results of real-time reversetranscriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) and the possible complementary approaches for screening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). With the rapid and extensive spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), patients with positive rRT-PCR but negative chest CT results emerged. ./cache/cord-271341-fszljnax.txt ./txt/cord-271341-fszljnax.txt