Course and Survival of COVID-19 Patients with Comorbidities in Relation to the Trace Element Status at Hospital Admission

Selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) are essential trace elements needed for appropriate immune system responses, cell signalling and anti-viral defence. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at two hospitals in Ghent, Belgium, to investigate whether Se and/or Zn deficiency upon hospital admiss...

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Main Authors: Gijs Du Laing, Mirko Petrovic, Carl Lachat, Marthe De Boevre, Georg J. Klingenberg, Qian Sun, Sarah De Saeger, Jozefien De Clercq, Louis Ide, Linos Vandekerckhove, Lutz Schomburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3304