Evaluation of the presence of reinfection in patients presenting to the emergency department with COVID-19 symptoms after recovery

Authors : Hatice Şeyma AKÇA, Serdar ÖZDEMİR, Kevser TUNCER KARA

Pages : 628-632

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Publication Date : 2022-08-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to evaluate COVID-19 reinfection in patients that presented to the emergency department with similar or different COVID-19 symptoms after recovery from the disease.This retrospective study included patients aged over 18 years presenting to the emergency department between January 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021, who had been previously diagnosed with COVID-19 and received treatment for the disease. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 22.0.A total of 199 patients, 54.3% female, were included in the study. PCR positivity was present in 2.5% of the patients, and it was statistically significantly lowinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. The most common symptom was fatigue insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(46.2%);, and the least common symptom was loss of taste insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.0%);. However, there was a statistically significant correlation between the loss of taste and smell and PCR positivity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.024 and p=0.043, respectively);. The logistic regression analysis revealed that the loss of taste and loss of smell alone did not have an effect on PCR positivity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.848, 95% confidence interval: 0.005-71.83 and p=0.287, 95% confidence interval: 0.001-9.369);.In the Covid-19 management and treatment guide, it is necessary to make changes in terms of symptoms for people who have had Covid-19 disease.
Keywords : Covid 19 reinfection, covid 19 symptoms, PCR

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