Immunological predictors of disease severity in patients with COVID-19

Background: Identifying the immune cells involved in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease progression and the predictors of poor outcomes is important to manage patients adequately. Methods: This prospective observational cohort study enrolled 48 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in a tertiary hospital in Oman and 53 non-hospitalized patients with confirmed mild COVID-19. Results: Hospitalized patients were older (58 years vs 36 years, P < 0.001) and had more comorbid conditions such as diabetes (65% vs 21% P < 0.001). Hospitalized patients had significantly higher inflammatory markers (P < 0.001): C-reactive protein (114 vs 4 mg/l), interleukin 6 (IL-6) (33 vs 3.71 pg/ml), lactate dehydrogenase (417 vs 214 U/l), ferritin (760 vs 196 ng/ml), fibrinogen (6 vs 3 g/l), D-dimer (1.0 vs 0.3 μg/ml), disseminated intravascular coagulopathy score (2 vs 0), and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (4 vs 1.1) (P < 0.001). On multivariate regression analysis, statistically significant independent early predictors of intensive care unit admission or death were higher levels of IL-6 (odds ratio 1.03, P = 0.03), frequency of large inflammatory monocytes (CD14+CD16+) (odds ratio 1.117, P = 0.010), and frequency of circulating naïve CD4+ T cells (CD27+CD28+CD45RA+CCR7+) (odds ratio 0.476, P = 0.03). Conclusion: IL-6, the frequency of large inflammatory monocytes, and the frequency of circulating naïve CD4 T cells can be used as independent immunological predictors of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients to prioritize critical care and resources..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:110

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Infectious Diseases - 110(2021), Seite 83-92

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Asma Al Balushi [VerfasserIn]
Jalila AlShekaili [VerfasserIn]
Mahmood Al Kindi [VerfasserIn]
Zainab Ansari [VerfasserIn]
Murtadha Al-Khabori [VerfasserIn]
Faryal Khamis [VerfasserIn]
Zaiyana Ambusaidi [VerfasserIn]
Afra Al Balushi [VerfasserIn]
Aisha Al Huraizi [VerfasserIn]
Sumaiya Al Sulaimi [VerfasserIn]
Fatma Al Fahdi [VerfasserIn]
Iman Al Balushi [VerfasserIn]
Nenad Pandak [VerfasserIn]
Tom Fletcher [VerfasserIn]
Iman Nasr [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Immunological predictors
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflammatory markers
Lymphocyte subsets
Mortality predictors

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ003400352