The value of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and PLT count for the diagnosis and prediction of COVID-19 severity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 and influenza A can cause severe respiratory illness. Differentiating between the two diseases and identifying critically ill patients in times of epidemics become a challenge for frontline medical staff. We sought to investigate whether both diseases and their severity could be recognized by routine blood parameters.

Methods

Our retrospective study analysed the clinical data and first-time routine blood parameters of 80 influenza A patients and 123 COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 patients were divided into three groups according to treatment modalities and outcomes: outpatient group, inpatient without invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) group, and inpatient with IMV group. We used the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests to analyze the differences in rout

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10615267 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature