Correlations of Myeloperoxidase (MPO), Adenosine deaminase (ADA), C–C motif chemokine 22 (CCL22), Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) mRNA expression in the nasopharyngeal specimens with the diagnosis and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections

ABSTRACTCytokine dynamics in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been studied in blood but seldomly in respiratory specimens. We studied different cell markers and cytokines in fresh nasopharyngeal swab specimens for the diagnosis and for stratifying the severity of COVID-19. This...

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Main Authors: Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Cyril Chik-Yan Yip, Rosana Wing-Shan Poon, Kit-Hang Leung, Xin Li, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2157338