FINDINGS
Total of 278 patients, including 122 (43.9%) PCR (+) cases and 156
(56.1%) PCR (-) cases have been assessed. While PCR (-) cases consisted
of 86 (55.1%) girls and 70 (44.9%) boys, 60 (49.2%) of the PCR (+)
cases were girls and 62 (50.8%) were boys (p = 0.486). When the
distribution by age groups was taken, the patients included in the study
are as follows: 13% (36) 0-1 years, 15.2% (42) 2-3 years, 13% (36)
4-6 years, 20.3% (56) 7-11 years and %38,4 (106) 11-18 years. There
was a positive family history in 114 (93.4%) of RT-PCR (+) cases. While
47.4% (74) of the PCR (-) cases were followed up by hospitalization,
49.2% (60) of the PCR (+) cases were followed up by hospitalization.
Mortality was not observed in any cases. There was also a positive
family history in 114 (93.4%) of RT-PCR (+) cases. Diarrhea and Cough,
high alanine aminotransferase (ALT), high aspartate aminotransferase
(AST), high White Blood Cell (WBC), high lymphocyte were determined
statistically significantly higher in younger children, and myalgia and
neutrophilia were found to be significantly higher in older children
(Table 1). While 47.4% (74) of the PCR (-) cases were followed by
hospitalization, 49.2% (60) of the PCR (+) cases were
While in PCR (-) cases, the frequency of fever, high CRP, high
leukocytosis, neutrophil and CT findings were determined as
statistically significantly higher than PCR (+) cases, the frequency of
respiratory distress, high lymphocyte and CT findings frequency were
determined as statistically significantly higher in PCR (+) cases (Table
2).