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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2022

The importance of using routine laboratory tests in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with coronavirus disease 2019: Shedding light on clinical laboratory data in COVID-19.

Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, Mahmood Khosravi, Mohammad Sayyadi

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-RadDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Research Center (IDRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Mahmood KhosraviDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Research Center (IDRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Mohammad SayyadiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Research Center (IDRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-9669
Arak University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundNovel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global concern and requires early detection, isolation, and treatment. Our purpose is to find some beneficial information by analyzing the COVID-19 laboratory data to provide guidance for clinical practice. MATERIAL AND

methodsIn this study, 174 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection were admitted. We evaluated the hematological and biochemical parameters in these patients and in 80 healthy individuals.

resultsWe found that there was significant difference between WBC, LYM, RBC, HB, and HCT parameters of patients and healthy counterparts (p < .001), though there was no remarkable change between NEU, MONO, PLT, and other characteristics of RBC values of patients and the control group (p ≥ .09). Among the evaluated biochemical parameters, the values of CK-MB and LDH in the patient group were significantly different from the control group (p < .01), while other biochemical indicators were in the normal range.

conclusionSeveral hematological and biochemistry parameters, in particular WBC, LYM, RBC, HB, HCT, CK-MB, and LDH, could be beneficial supplementary approach for COVID-19 infection evaluation to confirm risk stratification and effective management.

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COVID-19HumansLaboratories, ClinicalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2biochemical markersCOVID-19hematological parametersinflammationprognosis

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