Eosinopenia as Predictor of Poor Outcome in Hospitalized COVID-19 Adult Patients from Waves 1 and 2 of 2020 Pandemic

During SARS-CoV-2 infection, eosinopenia may reflect a hyperactive immune response. In this study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, we aimed to better understand the prognostic value of severe eosinopenia (absolute eosinophil count = 0 G/L) and decipher its underlying mechanisms. We retrospectively analyzed the records of COVID-19 patients hospitalized from March to June 2020 in three university hospitals in Marseille, France. We assessed the association between severe eosinopenia and a composite poor outcome in these patients, including the need for oxygen supplementation at >6 L/min, ICU admission, and in-hospital death. Among the 551 COVID-19 patients included in this study, severe eosinopenia was found in 228 (51%) of them on admission to hospital and was associated with a composite poor outcome using multivariate analysis (OR = 2.58; CI95 [1.77−3.75]; p < 0.0001). We found a significant association between the presence of severe eosinopenia on admission and the elevation in C-reactive protein, ferritin, IP-10, and suPAR. The histological findings in a series of 37 autopsies from patients who died from severe COVID-19 and presented with severe eosinopenia showed no pulmonary eosinophil trapping. Severe eosinopenia can be a reliable biomarker associated with a composite poor outcome in hospitalized COVID-19 adult patients. It may reflect the magnitude of immune hyperactivation during severe-to-critical COVID-19.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Microorganisms - 10(2022), 12 vom: 07. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cauchois, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
Pietri, Lea [VerfasserIn]
Dalmas, Jean-Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
Koubi, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Capron, Thibaut [VerfasserIn]
Cassir, Nadim [VerfasserIn]
Potere, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Polidoro, Ildo [VerfasserIn]
Jean, Rodolphe [VerfasserIn]
Jarrot, Pierre-André [VerfasserIn]
Andre, Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
Veit, Veronique [VerfasserIn]
Carvelli, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Pauly, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Chanez, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Papazian, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Kaplanski, Gilles [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarker
COVID-19
Eosinopenia
Journal Article
Prognosis

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/microorganisms10122423

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350691983