Hematological profile of COVID-19 infected children before and after the spread of the Omicron variant in Istanbul
| Autor: | Berkin Berk Akbeyaz, AyŞe Karaaslan, Ceren Çetin, Mehmet Tolga Köle, Zeynep AltaŞ, Yasemin Akın |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 12, Pp 551-557 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2352-4146 1995-7645 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1995-7645.364004 |
| Popis: | Objective: To examine the effect of the COVID-19 virus, especially the Omicron variant, on hematological parameters of hospitalized pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Medical records of pediatric COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar City Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, between March 2020 and May 2022 were retrospectively reviewed to analyze data regarding demographics, SARS-CoV-2 infection polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results, reverse-transcriptase (RT)-PCR for other respiratory agents, duration of hospital stay, and hematological and biochemical laboratory findings. Results: Out of 467 children with a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, 94 (20.1%) had Omicron infection and 373 (79.9%) were infected with other variants; the Omicron group had younger patients than the remaining samples (P |
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