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The death of Julie, a 16-year-old girl, aroused great emotion. His death, which makes him the youngest victim of the coronavirus since the beginning of the epidemic in France, also raises questions. Twice, the adolescent was tested negative, before a third was found positive. But in the meantime, the disease had gained too much ground, and the girl died soon after.
"This is a test that is not 100% reliable, like all tests. It could be wrong in 30% of cases, that is to say that it says that you do not have the disease while you have it, "said doctor Jimmy Mohamed on Europe 1 on Friday.
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"Unfortunately, it doesn't have a big impact"
Doctor Jimmy Mohamed ensures that, even if this test had been positive earlier, it would not necessarily have prevented the death of the adolescent. "Unfortunately, and it's terrible what I'm going to say, it doesn't have a very big impact since we don't have any specific treatment for the disease," he said.
"We test you, if it is negative you go home, if you are positive you also go home but with precautionary measures because you are contagious. In terms of treatment we will not give you an antibiotic or an antiviral, we'll just watch you. "
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"This test is not the best, but it is the only one we have"
However, medical teams can turn to other methods to diagnose coronavirus. "Other elements could point towards a diagnosis of coronavirus. We know that the pulmonary scanner is more efficient than the test when it is carried out. When teams have a doubt, if the test is negative or if it is not not accessible, they make a scanner which makes it easier to make the diagnosis ", specifies Jimmy Mohamed.
"We know that this test is not the best, but it is the only one we have at the moment. We hope that serology will help us a little more," concluded the doctor.
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