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Candan M., Yıldırım S.
THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, cilt.8, sa.6, ss.771-776, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Cilt numarası:
8
Sayı:
6
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Basım Tarihi:
2022
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Doi Numarası:
10.18621/eurj.1090251
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Dergi Adı:
THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH JOURNAL
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.771-776
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Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
Objectives: Transmission from asymptomatic patients is one of the biggest challenges in controlling the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak because these cases are a potential source for disease spread. Based on this situation, the aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic pediatric dental patients representing Sivas and surrounding provinces.
Methods: The population of the study consists of pediatric patients between the ages of 0-14 who applied to Sivas Oral and Dental Health Hospital General Operating Room for dental treatments between July 2020 and August 2021.
Results: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was detected in only 5 patients (approximately 1.80%) out of 278 asymptomatic pediatric patients.
Conclusions: It is thought that the COVID-19 infection, which threatens the whole world, can progress asymptomatically in children, and therefore it may be a risk factor for the spread of the infection. To tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is recommended to maintain a high level of infection control measures in schools and day-care and to implement widespread testing on a global scale targeting the pediatric population.