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SUBMITTER: Bellmann-Weiler R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bellmann-Weiler Rosa R Lanser Lukas L Burkert Francesco F Seiwald Stefanie S Fritsche Gernot G Wildner Sophie S Schroll Andrea A Koppelstätter Sabine S Kurz Katharina K Griesmacher Andrea A Weiss Günter G
Open forum infectious diseases 20201103 1
This study evaluates the predictive value of circulating inflammatory markers, especially neopterin, in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Within this retrospective analysis of 115 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, elevated neopterin levels upon admission were significantly associated with disease severity, risk for intensive care unit admission, need for mechanical ventilation, and death. Therefore, neopterin is a reliable predictive marker in patients with COVID-19 and may help t ...[more]