ArticleThe American journal of case reports2020
Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of a Critically Ill Patient with Infective Endocarditis Due to a False-Positive Molecular Diagnostic Test for SARS-CoV-2.
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- A clinical profile of infective endocarditis in patients with recent COVID-19: A systematic review.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2022Pooled it
- A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Management and Prognosis of Infective Endocarditis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Development of a highly sensitive TaqMan method based on multi-probe strategy: its application in ASFV detection.Biology methods & protocols · 2024Article
- Navigating Complex Diagnostics During COVID-19: Repeated Testing Unveils Infective Endocarditis in a 61-Year-Old Woman.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Deciphering a Case of SARS-CoV-2Annals of laboratory medicine · 2023Article
- Bacterial endocarditis following COVID-19 infection: two case reports.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Acute infective endocarditis during COVID-19 pandemic time: The dark side of the moon.Journal of cardiac surgery · 2022Article
- Infective endocarditis and COVID -19 coinfection: An updated review.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Review
- Qualitative Interdisciplinary Learning Reviews of Non-COVID-19 Patients' Journeys During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cureus · 2021Article
- The Many Faces of Covid-19 at a Glance: A University Hospital Multidisciplinary Account From Milan, Italy.Frontiers in public healthArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND The worldwide spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) has created unprecedented situations for healthcare professionals and healthcare systems. Although infection with this virus is considered the main health problem currently, other diseases are still prevalent. CASE REPORT This report describes a 59-year-old man who presented with symptoms of dyspnea and fever that were attributed to Covid-19 infection. His clinical condition deteriorated and further examinations revealed a subjacent severe aortic regurgitation due to acute infective endocarditis. Surgical treatment was successful. CONCLUSIONS The results of diagnostic tests for Covid-19 should be re-evaluated whenever there are clinical mismatches or doubts, as false-positive Covid-19 test results can occur. Clinical interpretation should not be determined exclusively by the Covid-19 pandemic. This case report highlights the importance of using validated and approved serological and molecular testing to detect infection with SARS-CoV-2, and to repeat tests when there is doubt about presenting symptoms.
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