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ArticleClinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Comorbidities: Clinical and Immunological Insight.

Omnia El-Badawy, Nahla M Elsherbiny, Doaa Abdeltawab, Doaa M Magdy, Lamees M Bakkar, Shimaa A Hassan, Elham A Hassan, Ahmed M Thabet, Ahmed M Ashmawy, Ehab F Moustafa and 8 more

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18 authors.

Omnia El-BadawyDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Nahla M ElsherbinyDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Doaa AbdeltawabDepartment of Gastroenterology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Doaa M MagdyChest Diseases and Tuberculosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Lamees M BakkarChest Diseases and Tuberculosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Shimaa A HassanDepartment of Anesthesia and ICU, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Elham A HassanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed M ThabetDepartment of Anesthesia and ICU, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed M AshmawyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ehab F MoustafaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Wael A AbbasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmad Bahieldeen AhmadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Amal RayanDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Khaled SaadDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8473-6116
Amira ElhoufeyDepartment of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Hosni A M HusseinDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, 68820Al Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt.
Ali A ThabetDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, 68820Al Azhar University, Assiut 71524, Egypt.
Asmaa M ZahranDepartment of Clinical Pathology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, 68796Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimOur study's objectives were to study the clinical and laboratory characteristics that may serve as biomarkers for predicting disease severity, IL-10 levels, and frequencies of different T cell subsets in comorbid COVID-19 patients.

methodsSixty-two hospitalized COVID-19 patients with comorbidities were assessed clinically and radiologically. Blood samples were collected to assess the T lymphocyte subsets by flow cytometry and IL-10 levels by ELISA.

resultsThe most common comorbidities observed in COVID-19 patients were diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and malignancies. Common symptoms and signs included fever, cough, dyspnea, fatigue, myalgia, and sore throat. CRP, ferritin, D dimer, LDH, urea, creatinine, and direct bilirubin were significantly increased in patients than controls. Lymphocyte count and CD4

conclusionsMany parameters were found to be predictive of severity in the comorbid patients in our study. Significant reductions in the levels and activation of CD4

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COVID-19T-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesComorbidityHumansInterleukin-10Lymphocyte CountT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryInterleukin-10comorbiditiesCOVID-19SARS-coV-2t cellstregs

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PMCPMC9201308

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