Predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and other inflammatory indicators in estimating clinical severity of coronavirus disease
- Author:
Guang-qing Yu
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Letter
- Keywords: coronavirus disease; coronavirus disease
- From: World Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021;12(1):79-80
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a major public health issue caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).[1] Severe COVID-19 patients may reveal a dysregulated immune response that allows the development of viral hyperinflammation.[2] In the fight against COVID-19, inflammatory parameters towards illness severity should be identified to improve the prognosis of patients. In this study, we aimed to assess the discriminative ability of several inflammation indicators in severe COVID-19 infection.
- Full text:014 WJEM-2020-0312.pdf
