| dc.description.abstract | Background: The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay is the gold standard diagnostic
test for the COVID-19. The Ct value has a correlation with the severity of COVID-19 which
low Ct value is associated with high SARS-CoV-2 viral load and high mortality rate. In
addition to Ct value, chest X-ray is useful for monitoring the progress of COVID-19
patients due to its accessibility and fast processing.
Objectives: This study is to analyse the relationship between chest X-RAY findings, Ct
value and the severity of COVID-19 in hospitalized children at the Haji Adam Malik
Hospital Medan.
Methods: This cross-sectional study collected 78 medical records subject data during the
period September 2021-December 2022 which include demographic data, clinical data, Ct
value, the severity of COVID-19, chest X-rays and outcomes. The relationship between the
Ct value and chest X-ray to the severity of disease was assessed using statistical analysis.
P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: This study showed that level of Ct value did not have a significant relationship to
the severity of COVID-19 as indicated by p value of 0.573 and 1.000 respectively. In
addition, there was no significant relationship between the chest X-RAY findings and the
severity of COVID-19 (p=0.351) with the Prevalence Ratio (PR) 1.973.
Conclusion: Based on this study, neither Ct value nor chest X-RAY has significant
association with the severity of COVID-19 in children. | en_US |
