Quantitative analysis in COVID-19: report of an initial experience

A 63-year-old man came to the emergency room complaining of unverified fever and myalgia. Oropharyngeal material was collected for reverse transcription testing followed by polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and a chest radiography was performed (normal), and the patient was discharged to home isolation, due to his mild symptoms, until the test result. […] Quantitative analysis in COVID-19: report of an initial experience