SARS-COV-2 PCR-POSITIVE AND PCR-NEGATIVE CASES OF PNEUMONIA ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL DURING THE PEAK OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ANALYSIS OF IN-HOSPITAL AND POSTHOSPITAL MORTALITY
- Gaipov, Abduzhappar
- Gusmanov, Arnur
- Abbay, Anara
- Sakko, Yesbolat
- Issanov, Alpamys
- Kadyrzhanuly, Kainar
- Yermakhanova, Zhanar
- Aliyeva, Lazzat
- Kashkynbayev, Ardak
- Moldaliyev, Iklas
- Crape, Byron
- Sarria-Santamera, Antonio
Publication date
May 2021
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAbstract
During the spike of COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan (June-2020), multiple SARS-CoV-2 PCR-test negative pneumonia cases with higher mortality were reported by media. We aimed to study the epidemiologic characteristics of hospitalized PCR-test positive and negative patients with analysis of in-hospital and post-hospital mortality. We also compare the respiratory disease characteristics between 2019 and 2020
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