Role of interleukin-6 in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: sensitive marker of inflammation, a predictor of ventilatory support and early marker of post-coronavirus disease lung fibrosis. A single center experience
Background Robust data on interleukin-6 (IL-6) is available in bacterial infection, and now it can be utilized in the currently ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia pandemic to guide treatment strategy as a marker of inflammation. Patients and methods Prospective, observational, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2023;volume=72;issue=3;spage=346;epage=354;aulast=Patil |