COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics
Karlo Jeličić
; University Hospital for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Christian Kurolt
; Scientific Research Department, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, Zagreb, Croatia
Armin Mehmedović
; Radiological and Ultrasound Diagnostics Department, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, Zagreb, Croatia
Klaudija Višković
; Radiological and Ultrasound Diagnostics Department, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, Zagreb, Croatia
Oktavija Đaković Rode
; Clinical Microbiology Department, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Zagreb, School of Dental Medicine, Croatia
APA 6th Edition Jeličić, K., Kurolt, I.C., Mehmedović, A., Višković, K. i Đaković Rode, O. (2020). COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics. Infektološki glasnik, 40 (3), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
MLA 8th Edition Jeličić, Karlo, et al. "COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics." Infektološki glasnik, vol. 40, br. 3, 2020, str. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3. Citirano 12.04.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Jeličić, Karlo, Ivan Christian Kurolt, Armin Mehmedović, Klaudija Višković i Oktavija Đaković Rode. "COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics." Infektološki glasnik 40, br. 3 (2020): 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
Harvard Jeličić, K., et al. (2020). 'COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics', Infektološki glasnik, 40(3), str. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
Vancouver Jeličić K, Kurolt IC, Mehmedović A, Višković K, Đaković Rode O. COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics. Infektološki glasnik [Internet]. 2020 [pristupljeno 12.04.2021.];40(3):97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
IEEE K. Jeličić, I.C. Kurolt, A. Mehmedović, K. Višković i O. Đaković Rode, "COVID-19 Microbiological and Radiological Diagnostics", Infektološki glasnik, vol.40, br. 3, str. 97-106, 2020. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
APA 6th Edition Jeličić, K., Kurolt, I.C., Mehmedović, A., Višković, K. i Đaković Rode, O. (2020). Mikrobiološka i radiološka dijagnostika COVID-19. Infektološki glasnik, 40 (3), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
MLA 8th Edition Jeličić, Karlo, et al. "Mikrobiološka i radiološka dijagnostika COVID-19." Infektološki glasnik, vol. 40, br. 3, 2020, str. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3. Citirano 12.04.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Jeličić, Karlo, Ivan Christian Kurolt, Armin Mehmedović, Klaudija Višković i Oktavija Đaković Rode. "Mikrobiološka i radiološka dijagnostika COVID-19." Infektološki glasnik 40, br. 3 (2020): 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
Harvard Jeličić, K., et al. (2020). 'Mikrobiološka i radiološka dijagnostika COVID-19', Infektološki glasnik, 40(3), str. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
Vancouver Jeličić K, Kurolt IC, Mehmedović A, Višković K, Đaković Rode O. Mikrobiološka i radiološka dijagnostika COVID-19. Infektološki glasnik [Internet]. 2020 [pristupljeno 12.04.2021.];40(3):97-106. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
IEEE K. Jeličić, I.C. Kurolt, A. Mehmedović, K. Višković i O. Đaković Rode, "Mikrobiološka i radiološka dijagnostika COVID-19", Infektološki glasnik, vol.40, br. 3, str. 97-106, 2020. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.40.3.3
Sažetak The purpose of this paper is to present SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic methods and their optimal implementation. The main routine microbiological diagnostic tools are molecular and serological methods. Sensitivity and utilisation of molecular methods is the best at the disease onset, while serological methods are the best if used at least 5-7 days after disease onset. Positive molecular test result (real-time polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR) must be interpreted in the clinical presentation context. A sampling site for molecular analysis is based on disease severity; upper and lower respiratory tract samples are used for mild and severe presentations, respectively. Virus cultivation is the only method of proving the existence of a viable virus in a tissue sample, but due to the method complexity, it is not a part of a routine process. Ground glass opacities with or without reticular pattern and/or consolidation are typical findings for COVID-19 pneumonia. Multi-slice computerized tomography (MSCT) is a superior radiological method for performing X-ray of the chests.