Publications by authors named "Arzu Tanrıverdi"
The evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations at the early stage of the pandemic in Istanbul population.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed SARS-CoV-2 variants in positive patients at Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul from January to November 2021, finding a total of 175,367 COVID-19 positive cases among 825,169 patients tested.
- The most prevalent variants observed were B.1.1.7 (23.2%) and non-mutated (66.1%), with the highest positivity rates in the 6-15 and 66-75 age groups, while women showed higher prevalence across all variants.
- Understanding these mutations is crucial for controlling COVID-19 transmission, diagnosing the virus, and monitoring immunity levels.
Rapid and reliable detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 mutations are significant to control the contagion and spread rate of the virus. We aimed to evaluate the N501Y mutation rate in randomly chosen positive patients with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The evaluation and analysis of the data with a retrospective approach in cases with mutations, in terms of public health, will contribute to the literature on the global pandemic that affects our society.
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