Examination of hematology and laboratory indicators in children with definite and suspected infection by covid 19 disease

It is necessary to evaluate the ability to accurately distinguish cases of pneumonia caused by Covid-19 from other cases of pneumonia in blood parameters. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the ability of routine laboratory tests to differentiate pneumonia caused by Covid-19 in suspected and confirmed patients with Covid 19.

in this study, which was done in a cross-sectional analytical way. The information of all patients who tested positive for Covid-19 or were suspected of this disease and who met the criteria for entering the study were recorded. Laboratory findings were compared between definite and suspected cases of covid-19 in children. Finally, the data. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 26 software. The significant level for all tests was considered less than 0.05.

The average age of the patients was 6.16 ± 3.94 years. 56 children (46.7%) boys and 64 children (53.3%) girls were studied. The amount of WBC (P=0.021), the number of lymphocytes (P=0.000), ESR (P=0.021), CRP (P=0.023), D-dimer (P=0.012), had a statistically significant difference between the two groups. . But the amount of Hb (P=0.413). Platelet (P=0.813), BUN (P=0.299), Cr (P=0.541), Na (P=0.265), K (P=0.973), LDH (P=0.275), AST (P= 0.722), ALT (P=0.699), Alb (P=0.341), PT (P=0.834), PTT (P=0.499), Trop (P=0.121), Ferritin (P=0.233) statistical difference between the two groups No significance was found.

The result showed that the inflammatory values of ESR and CRP are high in children who are persistently infected with Covid-19. Leukopenia and lymphopenia are also seen in these patients. These findings in children presenting with the complaint of Covid-19 lead us to the fastest possible diagnosis and early treatment in these patients.