====== COVID-19 Diagnosis ======

Chest [[computed tomography]] (CT) has been the preferred [[imaging]] modality during the [[pandemic]] owing to its [[sensitivity]] in detecting [[COVID-19]] [[infection]]s.

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Gargle lavage as a safe and sensitive alternative to swab samples to diagnose [[COVID-19]]: a case report in Japan
((Saito M, Adachi E, Yamayoshi S, Koga M, Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Kawaoka Y,
Yotsuyanagi H. Gargle lavage as a safe and sensitive alternative to swab samples 
to diagnose COVID-19: a case report in Japan. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 2. pii:
ciaa377. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa377. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32241023.)).
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Findings from a small group of cases suggest that no SARS-CoV-2 virus existing in the vaginal fluids of severe COVID-19 patients
((Qiu L, Liu X, Xiao M, Xie J, Cao W, Liu Z, Morse A, Xie Y, Li T, Zhu L.
SARS-CoV-2 is not detectable in the vaginal fluid of women with severe COVID-19
infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 2. pii: ciaa375. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa375.
[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32241022.
)).