Cases that take time to test for new coronavirus One after another 23:43 on February 15

Infections of the new coronavirus continue in Japan. Inspections to check for infection currently have a fever of 37 ° C for more than 5 minutes in principle, have respiratory symptoms, have traveled to Hubei and Zhejiang, China, or contacted persons who have traveled. Or if it is done.

Even in cases where infection with the virus has been confirmed, there are many cases where it is difficult to conduct tests and it takes a long time to finalize because it is not the subject of the test, such as no travel history or contact with people who have traveled. Out.

Chiba Prefecture 20s Male Case

A 20-year-old man from Chiba Prefecture, who was infected on March 13, visited a clinic on the 3rd of this month, the day after he first developed fever.

After that, the fever did not decrease, and after consulting another clinic and hospital, I was diagnosed with pneumonia on the 10th and hospitalized, but there was no test to find out if it was infected with the new coronavirus so far. did.

The tests were performed on the 13th, when infection was confirmed on that day, but 11 days after the onset of fever.

Hokkaido 50s Male Case

Also, in a case of a man in his 50s in Hokkaido who was infected on this month, he had symptoms such as fever and coughing on the 31st of last month, and then consulted a medical institution on the 3rd and 4th of this month. However, the radiograph confirmed the symptoms of pneumonia, so another medical institution began treatment with antibiotics.

After that, the condition did not improve, she was transferred to another medical facility, and she was treated in an intensive care unit on the 12th.The first test on the 14th confirmed that she was infected with the new coronavirus. That is.

The infection was confirmed 14 days after the first symptoms.

"Target area needs to be reviewed immediately"

Regarding this, Professor Atsuro Hamada of Tokyo Medical University, who is familiar with infectious diseases, said, "There are cases where even if people are not originally targeted for testing, infection is confirmed one after another as a result of local government's own judgment and testing. There are issues with personnel and organization, but it is necessary to review the scope of the inspection as soon as possible. "

"We should also consider using diagnostic imaging."

In addition, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University's specially-appointed professor Mitsuo Kaku, who is well-versed in infectious disease countermeasures, said in the future that the number of patients in Japan would be increased, saying, `` It is being done to confirm that we are currently infected with the virus. Genetic tests are time-consuming and the number of available tests is limited.First, CT imaging is used to perform genetic tests on people with pneumonia, and image diagnosis can be used as an aid to testing. You should consider it. "

First symptoms runny nose throat inflammation malaise

The main symptoms of the new type of coronavirus infection are the same as those of the so-called "cold," which is said to be lax, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and fever. You.

The new coronavirus multiplies from the upper respiratory tract to the lungs. According to the symptoms of patients treated at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, the first symptoms to appear are runny nose, inflammation of the throat and malaise.

After that, the symptoms of fever appear, and it is characterized by the fact that it lasts for more than a week although it is relatively mild.

At the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, pneumonia was seen in some people, but some people had symptoms that were so mild that they did not notice it.

WHO = The World Health Organization states that even if infected, 82% of people will have mild symptoms, but 15% will be severe and 3% will have life-threatening symptoms.