Serum ferritin at admission in hospitalized COVID-19 patients as a predictor of mortality

Serum ferritin at admission in hospitalized COVID-19 patients as a predictor of mortality

Introduction: Some COVID-19 patients have higher mortality and the responsible factors for this unfavorable outcome is still not well understood. Objective: To study the association between ferritin levels at admission, representing an inflammatory state, and hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients....

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Main Authors: Katia Lino, Gabriel Macedo Costa Guimarães, Lilian Santos Alves, Any Caroline Oliveira, Renan Faustino, Cintia Souza Fernandes, Gleiser Tupinambá, Thalia Medeiros, Andrea Alice da Silva, Jorge Reis Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Ferritin
Mortality
Cytokine storm
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867021000386

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