The Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pediatric Ward at St. Andrew's County Emergency Clinical Hospital Constanta
ARS Medica Tomitana
; 28(1):7-12, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2304198
ABSTRACT
In the period April 24, 2020 - December 31, 2021 at Saint Andrew's County Emergency Clinical Hospital's Molecular Biology Laboratory were performed 2856 RT-PCR tests on childrens. This method consists of two steps:
extraction and amplification. RT-PCR is the golden standard to diagnose infection with Covid-19. The tests were performed on patients of both genders and under 18 years old. Statistics show that both male and female patients were affected by Sars-Cov-2 in relatively equal proportions in the first year (male 46% and female 54%), followed by the next year (male 48% and female 52%). The results concluding, that during the study, in 2020, 6.98% of the total number of tests came out positive, 92.32% came out negative, 0.70% inconclusive. In 2021, 4.21% of the total number of tests came out positive, 95.56% came out negative, 0.23% inconclusive. This study highlights the situation of Covid-19 cases encountered at childrens from the Pediatric section diagnosed in Constanta, Romania.Copyright © 2022 Ramona-Anca Sterian et al., published by Sciendo.
children; Covid-19; DNA; pediatric; adolescent; adult; age distribution; article; child; coronavirus disease 2019; disease course; DNA extraction; female; gene amplification; gold standard; human; infant; major clinical study; male; newborn; pediatric ward; preschool child; prevalence; real time polymerase chain reaction; Romania; school child; sex ratio
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
ARS Medica Tomitana
Year:
2022
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Article
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