Prevalence and epidemiological profile of COVID-19 infection detected through RT-PCR among patients of various districts of Punjab, India
Annals of International Medical and Dental Research
; 8(5):27-33, 2022.
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in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-2303072
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. Earlier to SARS-CoV pandemic, coronaviruses were only thought to cause mild, self-limiting upper respiratory tract infections in humans. COVID 19 presents across a spectrum of symptoms. WHO recommends detection of unique sequences of virus RNA by Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) such as real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). The aim of this cross sectional study was analysis and confirmation of Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab specimen by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Material &Methods:
This was a cross-sectional retrospective study that reviewed records of samples collected from June 2021 to March 2022. Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab specimen were collected from suspected COVID-19 subjects of various districts of Punjab and referred to Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory [VRDL], Government Medical College [GMC], Amritsar for laboratory analysis and confirmation by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).Results:
During the present study, a total of 11,27,005 samples were analyzed from June 2021 to March 2022 for SARS-CoV-2 detection by ICMR approved COVID-19 RT-PCR kits. Out of total 11,27,005 cases, 24,466 cases (2.17%) were found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive while 11,02,539 cases (97.83%) were SARS-CoV-2 negative.Conclusions:
Ever since the COVID-19 global pandemic emerged, the developing countries are facing challenges regarding its diagnosis. Isolation of the infected person will eventually decrease the Reproduction number i.e Ro which will further interrupt the transmission cycle leading to decrease in community spread.
Prion; Viral; Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Diagnosis of Human Disease [VV720]; Techniques and Methodology [ZZ900]; coronavirus disease 2019; cross-sectional studies; diagnostic techniques; disease prevalence; disease transmission; epidemiology; human diseases; nasopharynx; oropharynx; pandemics; retrospective studies; reverse transcriptase PCR; viral diseases; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; India; Punjab (India); Commonwealth of Nations; lower-middle income countries; medium Human Development Index countries; South Asia; Asia; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Indian Punjab; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections
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English
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Annals of International Medical and Dental Research
Year:
2022
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