| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T34 |
0-170 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Considering the extent of the pandemic, its socio-economic impact, and the effect on healthcare systems worldwide, there is a high need to extend the diagnostic capacity. |
| T35 |
171-346 |
Sentence |
denotes |
So far, the gold standard for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, implemented at the start of the outbreak, is real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) [6]. |
| T36 |
347-497 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In contrast with a high specificity up to 98.8% [7], RT-PCR suffers from a rather long turnaround time when performed in batch testing (2 to 6 hours). |
| T37 |
498-575 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Continuous PCR testing has a faster turnaround time (1 u) but a low capacity. |
| T38 |
576-738 |
Sentence |
denotes |
False negative results in both the very early as well as the late phase of the disease due to low virus shedding at these stages of infection are reported [8–10]. |
| T39 |
739-844 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Studies have shown discrepant results between RT-PCR and chest computed tomography (CT) findings [11,12]. |
| T40 |
845-1015 |
Sentence |
denotes |
CT imaging findings in 30 patients with suspicion of COVID-19 pneumonia were shown to have a sensitivity of 97.2% compared to 83.3% of initial nasopharyngeal RT-PCR [13]. |
