Prediction of Respiratory Failure and Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Using Long Pentraxin PTX3

Prediction of Respiratory Failure and Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Using Long Pentraxin PTX3

The course of COVID-19 is unpredictable, ranging from asymptomatic to respiratory failure and death. Prognostic biomarkers are urgently needed. We hypothesized that long pentraxin PTX3 could be a valuable plasma biomarker due to its essential role in inflammatory processes. In a prospective hospital...

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Main Authors: Cecilie Bo Hansen, Håkon Sandholdt, Maria Elizabeth Engel Møller, Laura Pérez-Alós, Lise Pedersen, Simone Bastrup Israelsen, Peter Garred, Thomas Benfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Innate Immunity
Subjects:
long pentraxin-3
ptx3
covid-19
inflammation
critical illness
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/521612

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