Comparison of clinical, laboratory and radiological features in confirmed and unconfirmed COVID-19 patients
| Autor: | Meltem Yazla, Esra Zerdali, Inci Yilmaz Nakir, Gonul Sengoz, Gulsah Tuncer, Betul Copur, Hatice Balli, Serkan Surme, Ayse Ruhkar Kurt Cinar, Yesim Kurekci, Filiz Pehlivanoglu, Ahmet Buyukyazgan, Osman Faruk Bayramlar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) myalgia medicine.medical_specialty complete blood count Multivariate analysis Adolescent diagnosis Microbiology close contact Young Adult Internal medicine medicine book.illustrator Humans Stage (cooking) book Aged Retrospective Studies platelet Aged 80 and over Univariate analysis medicine.diagnostic_test SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 Complete blood count Retrospective cohort study SARS-CoV-2 PCR Middle Aged Thorax Blood Cell Count Radiography Radiological weapon Female medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed Unconfirmed business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Future Microbiology |
| ISSN: | 1746-0921 1746-0913 |
| DOI: | 10.2217/fmb-2021-0162 |
| Popis: | Background: We aimed to compare the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of confirmed COVID-19 and unconfirmed patients. Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective study. Results: Overall, 620 patients (338 confirmed COVID-19 and 282 unconfirmed) were included. Confirmed COVID‐19 patients had higher percentages of close contact with a confirmed or probable case. In univariate analysis, the presence of myalgia and dyspnea, decreased leukocyte, neutrophil and platelet counts were best predictors for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity. Multivariate analyses revealed that only platelet count was an independent predictor for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity. Conclusion: Routine complete blood count may be helpful for distinguishing COVID-19 from other respiratory illnesses at an early stage, while PCR testing is unique for the diagnosis of COVID-19. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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