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Original Article

Correlation of Radiological Findings on High-Resolution Computed Tomography Chest in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients from Eastern India

Roopak Dubey, Kamal Kumar Sen, Asim Mitra, Humsheer Singh Sethi, Rohit Arora, Mayank Goyal

Keywords : Coronavirus disease-2019, high-resolution computed tomography of the thorax, immunization, vaccination

Citation Information : Dubey R, Sen KK, Mitra A, Sethi HS, Arora R, Goyal M. Correlation of Radiological Findings on High-Resolution Computed Tomography Chest in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients from Eastern India. Indian J Respir Care 2022; 11 (2):124-127.

DOI: 10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_148_21

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 06-12-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; Indian Journal of Respiratory Care.


Abstract

Background: In this coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, safe and effective preventative vaccines are essential to contain the pandemic, which has had severe medical, economic, and societal consequences, despite some people still becoming infected after receiving immunisation. Methods: A total of 200 patients were examined and split into two groups: (1) 100 consecutive COVID-19-positive cases who had been vaccinated and (2) 100 consecutive COVID-19-positive patients with no vaccination. At the time of the scan, the patient's vaccination status was noted. Results: The computed tomography severity score (CTSS) of unvaccinated individuals was found to be considerably greater than that of partly or fully vaccinated patients (median 13 vs. 7, P < 0.001). Completely vaccinated individuals had a considerably lower median CTSS than partly vaccinated patients (6 vs. 9, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Individuals should be thoroughly vaccinated to avoid major lung disease. As a result, stronger dedication and motivating efforts should be made worldwide to improve the COVID-19 vaccination program.


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