A retrospective study of age-defined hematologic inflammatory markers related to pediatric COVID-19 diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to examine age-related differences in hemogram parameters and hematologic inflammatory markers in pediatric patients with COVID-19.

Methods

This retrospective study included children aged 2 months to 18 years (n = 208) who have a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and a control group comprising 117 healthy children between February 2021 and July 2021. The analysis of subgroup hematological values were performed according to the children's age cutoffs.

Results

The most significant difference between pediatric patients with COVID-19 and controls were peripheral blood eosinophil counts and eosinophil-to-monocyte ratio (EMR) levels on admission. The levels of monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, aggeregate index of systemic inflammation (neutrop

SUBMITTER: Ustundag Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111715 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature