Distinct characteristics of COVID‐19 patients with initial rRT‐PCR positive and negative results for SARS‐CoV‐2

Distinct characteristics of COVID‐19 patients with initial rRT‐PCR positive and negative results for SARS‐CoV‐2:

Abstract

Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the outbreak of COVID‐19 epidemic has become an increasingly serious global health concern. Currently, over 150 countries have reported COVID‐19 cases, and the situation has progressed to a pandemic associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.¹