ISSN: 2791-7967
The Effect of Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Positivity and Negativity on COVID-19-Related Symptoms
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Original Article
VOLUME: 4 ISSUE: 1
P: 22-29
March 2023

The Effect of Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Positivity and Negativity on COVID-19-Related Symptoms

J Eur Med Sci 2023;4(1):22-29
DOI: 10.5578/jeurmeds.20239904
Ayşe KARAOĞULLARINDAN 1
Hilmi Erdem SÜMBÜL 2
Birgül TUHANİOĞLU 3
Sanem ERKAN 1
Zeynel Abidin ERKAN 3
1. Clinic of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Adana City Traning and Research Hospital, Adana, Türkiye
2. Clinic of Internal Medicine, Adana City Traning and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine, Adana, Türkiye
3. Clinic of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Private Clinic, Adana, Türkiye
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Received Date: 5.12.2022
Accepted Date: 12.04.2023
Online Date: 27.04.2023
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ABSTRACT

Objective

It was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of symptoms, chronic diseases, lung CT findings and blood parameters by dividing the patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19 in our hospital into two groups as PCR (polymerase chain reaction) (+) and PCR (-) and to compare the two groups.

Material and Methods

Between January 2021 and June 2021, 451 patients who were hospitalized in our hospital’s COVID-19 service and met the study criteria were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups as PCR (+) and PCR (-) according to PCR results. Demographic data, chronic diseases, symptom prevalence, blood parameter results and lung CT findings of the patients were analyzed and compared between the two groups.

Results

Contact history was significantly higher in the PCR (-) group than in the PCR (+) group (p= 0.021). The distribution of chronic diseases did not differ according to the groups (p> 0.05). Smell and taste disorders were significantly higher in the PCR (+) group than in the PCR (-) group (p= 0.019, p= 0.007). Fever and diarrhea were found to be significantly higher in patients younger than 65 years of age compared to those over 65 years of age (p< 0.001, p= 0.039).The most common lung CT finding was bilateral, peripheral, ground-glass appearance. Rates of lung findings did not differ according to

the groups (p> 0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in blood parameters according to the groups (p> 0.05).

Conclusion

In COVID-19 patients, smell and taste disorders are observed significantly higher in the PCR (+) group than in the PCR (-) group.

Keywords:
COVID-19, smell disorders, taste disorders