The effect of real-time polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold values on perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with COVID-19.

Tanacan AtakanAli Taner AnukSeyit Ahmet ErolHuseyin Levent KeskinOrhan AltinbogaBetul YakistiranSibel AydoganSerpil UnluElif Gul Yapar EyiCuneyt TaymanBedia DincDilek Şahın Özlem Moraloğlu Tekin

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

Lower Ct values may be associated with an increased rate of obstetric complications in pregnant women with COVID-19. Physicians should be cautious in the management of cases with Ct levels below 22.5.

Keyphrases

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