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FEATURES OF COVID-19 PNEUMONIA DIAGNOSIS.
Kapustynska, Oksana S; Samchuk, Оleg O; Kovalchuk, Halyna; Vdovychenko, Valeriy; Kapustynskyi, Оleg O; Sklyarov, Yevgen; Yaremkevych, Roksolana.
  • Kapustynska OS; DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV, UKRAINE.
  • Samchuk ОO; MUNICIPAL NON-PROFIT ENTERPRISE "LVIV CLINICAL EMERGENCY CARE HOSPITAL", LVIV, UKRAINE.
  • Kovalchuk H; DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV, UKRAINE.
  • Vdovychenko V; DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV, UKRAINE.
  • Kapustynskyi ОO; DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV, UKRAINE.
  • Sklyarov Y; DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV, UKRAINE.
  • Yaremkevych R; DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV, UKRAINE.
Wiad Lek ; 75(4 pt 1): 781-786, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1876550
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 pneumonia course, the diagnostic significance of laboratory methods for detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus based on a retrospective analysis. PATIENTS AND

METHODS:

Materials and

methods:

We studied the case histories of 96 patients who were treated at the Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise "Lviv Clinical Emergency Care Hospital" for the period from 01/07/2020 to 31/07/2020 with a diagnosis of pneumonia, which corresponded to 5 points on the CO -RADS scale. We analyzed the clinical and laboratory signs of COVID-19 pneumonia depending on the results of the Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) tests to the SARS-CoV-2 infection (positive result of RT-qPCR was observed in the first group and negative - in the second group).

RESULTS:

Results:

In both groups, no clinical differences in the course of the disease were found. The most common symptoms of coronavirus pneumonia were found with the same frequency in both patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and without it. A positive PCR test in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs was more often detected during testing up to 10 days, in patients over 60 years of age and in severe COVID-19.

CONCLUSION:

Conclusions:

The COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosis should be based on a combination of clinical, laboratory, and radiological signs of this disease. A negative PCR test result does not exclude the diagnosis of coronavirus disease. The test results are influenced by the timing of the sampling, the severity of the disease and the age of the patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Wiad Lek Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WLek202204106

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Wiad Lek Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WLek202204106