International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Jayati Gupta
Department of Biochemistry Desun Hospital Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaPublications
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Research
Inflammatory Parameters in COVID-19: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India
Author(s): Jayati Gupta, Priyanka Maity, Dipanwita Nag and Himadri Mondal
Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the recent pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Inflammatory responses play a critical role in the progression of COVID-19. It is important to identify early manifestations of COVID-19 patients who are at risk for disease progression and manage them accordingly. In this study, we aimed to determine the inflammatory markers viz. C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, procalcitonin, ferritin, and IL-6, in COVID-19 patients and compare these parameters between discharged (after recovery) and expired patients. We also looked for any association between these parameters and the number of days of hospitalization of the discharged (after recovery) patients. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study on 50 COVID-19 patients. The level of inflammatory markers viz. CRP, D-dimer, Procal.. Read More»
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