The Role of Some Parameters in Diagnosis in the Absence of PCR in the Children with COVID-19
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: Infectious diseases cause inflammation in the human body and produce numerical and functional changes in peripheral blood cells. Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is also an infectious disease diagnosed by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. However, PCR testing may not always be available. The aim of this study is to show the effect of numerical and functional changes in blood parameters on the diagnosis of COVID-19 in children. Method: In this retrospective study, 296 patients and 286 healthy children were included. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected. The swabs were analyzed by Real-time PCR. Independent-t/Mann-Whitney-U tests were applied; Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression modelling were evaluated. Result: Gender and age distributions of the groups were similar (p>0.05). There were significant differences between the two groups in terms of white blood cell (WBC) (p
Source: Konuralp Tıp Dergisi
DOI: 10.18521/ktd.1034760
Institutions: Harran University, Ministry of Health
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4221040089