Can Haematological Parameters Discriminate COVID-19 from Influenza?

ABSTRACT: Symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to the influenza virus, but because treatments and prognoses are different, it is important to accurately and rapidly differentiate these diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the analysis of complete blood count (CBC), including cellular population (CPD) data of leukocytes and automated flow cytometry analysis, could discriminate these pathologies. In total, 350 patients with COVID-19 and 102 patients with influenza were included between September 2021 and April 2022 in the tertiary hospital of Suresnes (France). Platelets were lower in patients with influenza than in patients with COVID-19, whereas the CD16^pos monocyte count and the ratio of the CD16^pos monocytes/total monocyte count were higher. Significant differe

SUBMITTER: Gnaba S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10780240 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature