Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression

<h3>Background</h3> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global humanitarian crisis. Despite ongoing research, transmission risks and many disease characteristics remain unclear. Most patients have displayed elevated levels of certain inflammatory markers, which we sought to...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Santosh Kumar Sidhwani (16488557) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Talat Mirza (16319197) (author), Ambrina Khatoon (16319200) (author), Fouzia Shaikh (16319203) (author), Rizma Khan (16319206) (author), Omer Ahmed Shaikh (16488559) (author), Abdulqadir J. Nashwan (16328993) (author)
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Ambrina Khatoon (16319200)
Fouzia Shaikh (16319203)
Rizma Khan (16319206)
Omer Ahmed Shaikh (16488559)
Abdulqadir J. Nashwan (16328993)
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Ambrina Khatoon (16319200)
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Rizma Khan (16319206)
Omer Ahmed Shaikh (16488559)
Abdulqadir J. Nashwan (16328993)
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Talat Mirza (16319197)
Ambrina Khatoon (16319200)
Fouzia Shaikh (16319203)
Rizma Khan (16319206)
Omer Ahmed Shaikh (16488559)
Abdulqadir J. Nashwan (16328993)
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Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Public health
COVID-19
CRP
LDH
Inflammatory
Markers
Pandemic
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description <h3>Background</h3> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global humanitarian crisis. Despite ongoing research, transmission risks and many disease characteristics remain unclear. Most patients have displayed elevated levels of certain inflammatory markers, which we sought to investigate further in relation to disease severity. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between inflammatory markers and the severity of COVID-19 among patients.</p> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>We conducted a cross-sectional study from April to September 2020, involving 143 COVID-19 PCR-positive patients from Ziauddin Hospital. Electronic patient records provided data on demographics, clinical status, and laboratory results.</p> <h3>Results</h3> <p>The majority of PCR-positive patients were elderly males with comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. Almost all patients exhibited increased levels of various inflammatory markers, with procalcitonin (97.2%) being the most common. Statistically significant differences were observed in the levels of TLC (p=0.005), CRP (p=0.001), LDH (p=0.001), Ferritin (p=0.001), D-dimer (p=0.001), and procalcitonin (p=0.028), in relation to COVID-19 severity.</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>The data suggest a significant association between levels of inflammatory markers and COVID-19 severity. All markers, except procalcitonin, demonstrated a significant correlation with disease severity. These results could enhance our understanding of COVID-19 pathogenesis and help predict and manage severe cases.</p> <h2>Other Information</h2> <p>Published in: Journal of Infection and Public Health<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br> See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.06.018" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.06.018</a> </p>
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spelling Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease ProgressionSantosh Kumar Sidhwani (16488557)Talat Mirza (16319197)Ambrina Khatoon (16319200)Fouzia Shaikh (16319203)Rizma Khan (16319206)Omer Ahmed Shaikh (16488559)Abdulqadir J. Nashwan (16328993)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesHealth sciencesPublic healthCOVID-19CRPLDHInflammatoryMarkersPandemic<h3>Background</h3> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global humanitarian crisis. Despite ongoing research, transmission risks and many disease characteristics remain unclear. Most patients have displayed elevated levels of certain inflammatory markers, which we sought to investigate further in relation to disease severity. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between inflammatory markers and the severity of COVID-19 among patients.</p> <h3>Methods</h3> <p>We conducted a cross-sectional study from April to September 2020, involving 143 COVID-19 PCR-positive patients from Ziauddin Hospital. Electronic patient records provided data on demographics, clinical status, and laboratory results.</p> <h3>Results</h3> <p>The majority of PCR-positive patients were elderly males with comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. Almost all patients exhibited increased levels of various inflammatory markers, with procalcitonin (97.2%) being the most common. Statistically significant differences were observed in the levels of TLC (p=0.005), CRP (p=0.001), LDH (p=0.001), Ferritin (p=0.001), D-dimer (p=0.001), and procalcitonin (p=0.028), in relation to COVID-19 severity.</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>The data suggest a significant association between levels of inflammatory markers and COVID-19 severity. All markers, except procalcitonin, demonstrated a significant correlation with disease severity. These results could enhance our understanding of COVID-19 pathogenesis and help predict and manage severe cases.</p> <h2>Other Information</h2> <p>Published in: Journal of Infection and Public Health<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br> See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.06.018" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.06.018</a> </p>2023-09-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.jiph.2023.06.018https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Inflammatory_Markers_and_COVID-19_Disease_Progression/23622588CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/236225882023-09-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
Santosh Kumar Sidhwani (16488557)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Public health
COVID-19
CRP
LDH
Inflammatory
Markers
Pandemic
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title Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
title_full Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
title_fullStr Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
title_short Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
title_sort Inflammatory Markers and COVID-19 Disease Progression
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Health sciences
Public health
COVID-19
CRP
LDH
Inflammatory
Markers
Pandemic