Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‎ and IgGIgM antibodies rapid test as tools in COVID-19 diagnosis : a comparative study

Abstract EN

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and IgG/IgM Antibodies Rapid Test as Tools in COVID -19 Diagnosis.

Specifically, this study aimed to answer the following questions: 1.) What is the incidence of COVID-19 among the clients of Selected Clinic at Tripoli, Libya utilizing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests? 2.) What is the incidence of COVID-19 among the clients of Selected Clinic at Tripoli, Libya utilizing IgG/IgM Antibodies Rapid Test? 3.) Is there a significant difference between the utilization of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests and IgG/IgM Antibodies Rapid Test as tool in the diagnosis of COVID-19? The findings that the researcher was able to extract from the study were: 1.)that among the 19 patients, 7 or 37% yielded a Negative result and 12 or 63% yielded a positive result on the PCR test.

2.) that out of the 19 patients, 26.32% yielded a positive result, 52.63% Negative and 21.05% have recovered and is not infectious.

3.) there is a difference between the two variables.

After the statistical analysis, the computed value is higher than the table value which pave the inference of rejecting the null hypothesis.

Based on the findings, the following conclusions were drawn; 1.It can be said that the incidence of COVID-19 utilizing the PCR test are high among the samples taken at the patients of Selected Clinic at Tripoli, Libya.

2.

Based on the results of the study, it can be said that the incidence of COVID-19 utilizing the IgG/IgM Antibody Rapid Test is lower on the samples taken at the patients of Selected Clinic at Tripoli, Libya.

3.

It can be drawn that the variables of the study has significant difference and that indeed PCR test still proves it accuracy as to the diagnosis of COVID-19.