COVID-19 - the challenge to treat a disease and not a positive RT-PCR test

被引:1
|
作者
Moneva-Sakelarieva, Maria Georgieva [1 ]
Kobakova, Yozlem Ali [1 ]
Atanasov, Petar Yordanov [1 ]
Obreshkova, Danka Petrova [2 ]
Ivanova, Stefka Achkova [2 ]
Stankova, Evgenia Kirilova [1 ]
机构
[1] Clin Internal Dis UMHATEM NI Pirogov, Sofia, Bulgaria
[2] Med Univ Pleven, Fac Pharm, Dept Chem & Biochem, Pleven, Bulgaria
关键词
diagnostics; Chest-X-ray; Chest-CT; SARS-CoV-2; therapy; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSIS; ASSAY; STAY;
D O I
10.3897/pharmacia.68.e61906
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The new pandemic disease COVID is quick spread worldwide.The primary method used for diagnosing of COVID-19 is detecting viral nucleic acids. The main problem with RT-PCR test is the false negative results. The negative RT-PCR does not exclude a SARS-CoV-2 infection and this method should not be used as the only diagnostic criteria. The RT-PCR result does not change the complex treatment of the disease. The aim of the current study is to compare the four groups clinical cases of the different parameters: RT-PCR test, rapid test, clinical picture, laboratory tests as hematology, inflammatory markers, coagulation status and chemistry and imaging examinations: Chest X-ray at and Chest CT scan. Complex therapeutic approach has been implemented: antibiotic, inflammatory, anticoagulants, oxygen therapy, hepatoprotectors, antimycotics, fibrinolytics, probiotics, essential oils, vitamins. During the follow-up period, a tendency for significant reduction and resorption of the pulmonary changes on the CT scans has been seen.
引用
收藏
页码:155 / 161
页数:7
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [31] Comparison of Rapid Antigen Test with RT-PCR for COVID-19 Diagnosis: Performance and Limitation
    Ahsan, Ali
    Shabbir, Chaudhry Ahmed
    Qadeer, Muhammad Abdul
    Rafiq, Aleeha
    Yaseen, Adnan
    Ali, Mohammad Shaokat
    Ahmad, Ishtiaq
    [J]. RUSSIAN OPEN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2024, 13 (02)
  • [32] Pooled Sample RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 Screening: Cost Reduction Analysis
    Mungmunpuntipantip, Rujittika
    Wiwanitkit, Viroj
    [J]. CLINICAL LABORATORY, 2021, 67 (08) : 1963 - 1964
  • [33] Clinical and social importance of stool RT-PCR: a follow-up test for COVID-19 and long COVID-19
    Cabrera-Pivaral, Carlos E.
    [J]. CIRUGIA Y CIRUJANOS, 2023, 91 (05): : 721 - 722
  • [34] Comparison of HRCT Chest and RT-PCR in Diagnosis of COVID-19
    Hanif, Nadia
    Rubi, Ghazala
    Irshad, Nadia
    Ameer, Saima
    Habib, Uzma
    Zaidi, Syed Razi Haider
    [J]. JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN, 2021, 31 (01): : S1 - S6
  • [35] Sensitivity of Chest CT for COVID-19: Comparison to RT-PCR
    Fang, Yicheng
    Zhang, Huangqi
    Xie, Jicheng
    Lin, Minjie
    Ying, Lingjun
    Pang, Peipei
    Ji, Wenbin
    [J]. RADIOLOGY, 2020, 296 (02) : E115 - E117
  • [36] Combination of CT and RT-PCR in the screening or diagnosis of COVID-19
    Wang, Youxin
    Hou, Haifeng
    Wang, Wenrui
    Wang, Wei
    [J]. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH, 2020, 10 (01)
  • [37] RT-PCR Tests for COVID-19: Observation on Use and Cost
    Mungmungpuntipantip, Rujittika
    Wiwanitkit, Viroj
    [J]. CLINICAL LABORATORY, 2020, 66 (08) : 1655 - 1655
  • [38] Laboratory Parameters in Detection of COVID-19 Patients with Positive RT-PCR; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study
    Mardani, Rajab
    Vasmehjani, Abbas Ahmadi
    Zali, Fatemeh
    Gholami, Alireza
    Nasab, Seyed Dawood Mousavi
    Kaghazian, Hooman
    Kaviani, Mehdi
    Ahmadi, Nayebali
    [J]. ARCHIVES OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 2020, 8 (01)
  • [39] Persistence of Positive RT-PCR Results for Over 70 Days in Two Travelers with COVID-19
    Kandetu, Theo-Ben
    Dziuban, Eric J.
    Sikuvi, Kaveto
    Beard, Rachel S.
    Nghihepa, Reginald
    van Rooyen, Gerhard
    Shiningavamwe, Andreas
    Katjitae, Ismael
    [J]. DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, 2022, 16 (03) : 878 - 879
  • [40] Progressive CT findings and positive RT-PCR again of recovered and discharged patients with COVID-19
    Huang, Lu
    Deng, He
    Xia, Liming
    Zhou, Xin
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE, 2020, 12 (06) : 3439 - 3441