Relationship between blood eosinophil levels and COVID-19 mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A novel coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is causing the worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak with high mortality. A unique finding among COVID-19 patients was a decline of eosinophil levels (eosinopenia). However, results from previous studies on the relationship between eosinopenia and disease severity were inconsistent. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between eosinopenia and COVID-19 mortality as well as the clinical conditions that could potentially lead to mortality.

Methods

One hundred ninety patients diagnosed as moderate, severe, or critical COVID-19 at hospital admission were enrolled. Data collected from patients' medical records on the second day after hospital admis

SUBMITTER: Yan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877210 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature