Single Center Experience on Screening Oncology Patients for Covid-19 Before Anti-Cancer Treatment

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العنوان: Single Center Experience on Screening Oncology Patients for Covid-19 Before Anti-Cancer Treatment
المؤلفون: Akın Öztürk, E. Cevik, S. K. Demir, A. Yir, Soheil Sabet, Bedriye Koyuncu Sokmen, N. Dinc, C. Ciftci, Yaman Tokat, Nagihan Inan Gurcan, Esat Namal, Sezer Saglam
المصدر: International Journal of Hematology and Oncology. 30:207-212
بيانات النشر: Akademi Doktorlar Yayinevi, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, Transmission (medicine), Hematology, Single Center, Asymptomatic, Cancer treatment, Oncology, Radiological weapon, Internal medicine, Medicine, Oncology patients, medicine.symptom, business, Asymptomatic carrier
الوصف: The most important factor in the transmission of the COVID-19 is asymptomatic carriers. We’ve tested all oncology patients , that receive anti-cancer therapy, for COVID-19. We aimed to determine the rate of asymptomatic carriers, and analyze the clinical and ra- diological findings of infected patients. Oncology patients who have indications of receiving anti-cancer treatment in the hospital were tested for COVID-19, two day prior to their treatment even if they were asymptomatic by collecting nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimens for RT-PCR for viral RNA detection. Positive patients, underwent inspiratory phase of chest computed tomography examination. Infected patients were given the recommended treatment for COVID-19. PCR test was positive in 28 of 312 patients that we tested, and the positivity rate was 8.9%. Three patients (10.7%) had symptoms, 25 patients (89.3%) had no symptoms. Covid-19 testing before anti-cancer treatment may be recommended in order to continue their treatment without any problems and to prevent the risk of transmission due to the high rate of asymptomatics in infected patients. Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, Chemotherapy, Oncology
تدمد: 1306-133X
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::2f5dbce344db2a2a608277f53fe073ae
https://doi.org/10.4999/uhod.204716
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi...........2f5dbce344db2a2a608277f53fe073ae
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE