Table 3.

Patient management for asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 detected by [¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT and hospital infection control.

Reference	Facility	Country	Patients No. (Reference Table 1)	Patient Management	Hospital Infection Control
Boulvard Chollet XLE et al., 2021 [13]	University Hospital San Pedro and Centre	Italy	P1	Immediately isolated, RT-PCR testing, and started COVID-19 treatment with paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine sulphate (dolquine), plus omeprazole, enoxaparin, furosemide, azithromycin, and tranxilium	NR
Mattoli MV et al., 2020 [21]	NR	Italy	P5	Chest X-ray for reevaluation, then RT-PCR testing immediately and home quarantine	NR
Colandrea M et al., 2020 [15]	European Institute of Oncology IRCCS	Italy	P8, 9, 10, 11, and 12	Laboratory COVID-19 testing immediately in dedicated COVID-19 medical units (P8 and P9), another center (P10), or hospitals (P11 and P12), and home quarantine for all patients	NR
Albano D et al., 2020 [12]	Spedali Civili Brescia	Italy	P13, 14, 15, and 16	All patients: RT-PCR testing immediately P13 and P14: postponed oncological therapy, referred to dedicated COVID-19 medical unit, and started COVID-19 treatment with hydroxychloroquine plus ritonavir-lopinavir	NR
Scarlattei M et al., 2020 [23]	University Hospital of Parma	Italy	P17 and P18	Immediate home quarantine, and retrospectively confirmed by serology test	NR
Cosma L et al., 2020 [16]	NR	Italy	P26	RT-PCR was performed at the time of symptom development	NR
Habouzit V et al., 2020 [19]	CHU Saint-Etienne	France	P2	RT-PCR testing immediately	Screened the COVID-19 infection risk for every patient before and upon entering the unit, cleaned the imaging equipment after every using, cancel nonurgent investigations when pervious patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, notified the suspected COVID-19 and their contacted person should be self-monitoring
Simand C et al., 2020 [24]	University Hospital of Strasbourg	France	P29	FDG PET/CT scanning again at ten days after the time of first imaging	NR
de Barry O et al., 2020 [17]	Ambroise ParéTeaching Hospital	France	P30	PCR test was performed at time of symptoms developed	NR
Piciu A et al., 2021 [22]	NR	Romania	P19, 20, 21, 22, and 23	PCR testing immediately, postponed oncological therapy, referred to dedicated COVID-19 medical units and started the COVID-19 treatment with azithromycin plus chloroquine	NR
Ferrando-Castagnetto F et al, 2020 [18]	Hospital de Clínicas Dr. Manuel Quintela	Spain	P25	RT-PCR testing immediately and started COVID-19 treatment with ceftriaxone, azithromycin, and methylprednisolone for five days in hospital, then prolonged subcutaneous treatment with enoxaparin at home	NR
López-Mora DA et al., 2021 [20]	Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau	Spain	P27	Home quarantine, RT-PCR was performed at the time of symptom development, and received incomplete COVID-19 treatment with hydroxychloroquine and oxygen-therapy due to voluntary abandonment	NR
Castanheira J et al., 2020 [14]	Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown	Portugal	P7	RT-PCR testing immediately and home quarantine	Separated the employees into the rotational teams, screened the COVID-19 infection risk for every patient before and upon entering the facility, canceled the radiopharmaceutical imaging investigation when previous patients were confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19
Karimi-Galougahi M et al., 2020 [29]	NR	Iran	P24	RT-PCR testing immediately	NR
Martineau P, et al., 2020 [26]	Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg	Canada	P28	PCR testing immediately	NR
Pillenahalli Maheshwar- appa R et al., 2021 [25]	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics	USA	P3	RT-PCR testing immediately and home quarantine	NR
Krebs S et al., 2020 [27]	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	USA	P4	RT-PCR testing immediately and home quarantine	NR
Johnson LN et al., 2020 [28]	NR	USA	P6	RT-PCR testing immediately and home quarantine	If it had received patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, the imaging room would be closed for one hour and cleaned by a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA filter). Employees exposed to COVID-19 were required to self-screen daily and return to work when they were asymptomatic or had a lack of relevant symptoms

NR, not reported.