Patterns of RT-PCR Test Conversion and Implications on Time of Discharge in a District Hospital and a COVID-19 Care Centre in Pali, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

IntroductionAlthough coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first appeared in 2019, the symptoms are similar to common viral illnesses, and if undiagnosed or there is a delay in treatment, it may prove fatal because of the virus's propensity to attack the respiratory and cardiovascular system. The antigenic conversion status of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was an important criterion for discharge among the COVID-19 patients of the two hospitals in the study.