Correlations of Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: The global threat of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues. The diversity of clinical characteristics and progress are reported in many countries as the duration of the pandemic is prolonged. We aimed to perform a novel systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on findings about correlations between clinical characteristics and laboratory features of patients with COVID-19. (2) Methods: We analyzed cases of COVID-19 in different countries by searching PubMed, Embase, Web of Science databases and Google Scholar, from the early stage of the outbreak to late March. Clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and treatment strategies were retrospectively reviewed for the analysis. (3) Results: Thirty-seven (n = 5196 participants) COVID-19-related studies were elig

SUBMITTER: Ghayda RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7400047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature