Artigo
Laboratory characteristics of patients infected with the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus
Registro en:
SKEVAKI, C. et al. Laboratory characteristics of patients infected with the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus. Journal of Infection, [S.l.], v. 81, n. 2, p. 205-212, Aug. 2020.
Autor
Skevaki, Chrysanthi
Fragkou, Paraskevi C.
Cheng, Chongsheng
Xie, Min
Renz, Harald
Institución
Resumen
A subgroup of COVID-19 patients develop very severe disease with requirement for ICU treatment, ventilation, and ECMO therapy. Laboratory tests indicate that the immune and clotting system show marked alterations with hyper-activation, hyper-inflammation, cytokine storm development. Furthermore, organ-specific biomarkers demonstrate the involvement of cardiac muscle, kidney, and liver dysfunction in many patients. In this article the use of laboratory biomarkers is discussed with regard to their use for diagnosis, disease progression, and risk assessment.