Peripheral immunological features of COVID-19 patients in Taizhou, China: A retrospective study.
Clin Immunol
; 222: 108642, 2021 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33253854
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Abnormal peripheral immunological features are associated with the progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).METHODS:
Clinical and laboratory data were retrieved in a cohort of 146 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients. Potential risk factors for the development of severe COVID-19 were evaluated.RESULTS:
On admission, lymphocytes, CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, eosinophils, and albumin and pre-albumin were dramatically lower, whereas neutrophils, and interleukin (IL)-10, C-reactive protein (CRP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) were significantly higher in severe cases. By the second week after discharge, all variables improved to normal levels. Covariate logistic regression results showed that the CD8+ cell count and CRP level were independent risk factors for severe COVID-19.CONCLUSION:
Lower peripheral immune cell subsets in patients with severe disease recovered to normal levels as early as the second week after discharge. CD8+ T cell counts and CRP levels on admission are independent predictive factors for severe COVID-19.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
T-Lymphocytes
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Cytokines
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Immunol
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China