Risk factors for prolonged nucleic acid conversion time in patients with COVID-19

The time for PCR positivity to negativity is defined as nucleic acid conversion time (NCT) and is very important in terminating the isolation of patients and determining infectiousness in patients with COVID-19. The aim of this study is to determine the median NCT and to evaluate the clinical and la...

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Published in:International journal of health sciences 2022-03, Vol.16 (2), p.32-36
Main Authors: Canoglu, Kadir, Caliskan, Tayfun, Sinmez, Ecem
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Language:English
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Summary:The time for PCR positivity to negativity is defined as nucleic acid conversion time (NCT) and is very important in terminating the isolation of patients and determining infectiousness in patients with COVID-19. The aim of this study is to determine the median NCT and to evaluate the clinical and laboratory parameters affecting it in patients with COVID-19. This study included 318 patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 diagnosed with PCR positivity retrospectively. The median NCT was 11 days. Patients were divided into 2 groups as early (
ISSN:1658-3639
1658-7774