id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-352872-y1qh5nig Herpe, Guillaume Efficacy of Chest CT for COVID-19 Pneumonia in France 2020-09-01 .txt text/plain 3832 205 50 In France, chest CT in combination with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing was effective as a diagnostic tool to assess coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) pneumonia in symptomatic patients. The final discharge diagnosis based on a multiparametric item including clinical findings, RT-PCR testing, chest CT imaging, risk level of exposure, local estimated prevalence and biological data, was used as reference standard. The survey included the following parameters: clinical patient data (age, sex), results of initial chest CT and initial and/or repeat RT-PCR tests, time intervals between chest CT and RT-PCR, and final discharge summary according to the hospital discharge report. The final discharge diagnosis was based on multiparametric items, risk level of exposure, local estimated prevalence, symptoms (fever, cough, fatigue, dyspnea, anosmia), evolution during hospitalization for inpatient, Diagnostic accuracy, including sensitivity, specificity, PPV, negative predictive value, and accuracy of chest CT imaging, were calculated using final report as the reference standard. ./cache/cord-352872-y1qh5nig.txt ./txt/cord-352872-y1qh5nig.txt