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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023

Assessing serum C-reactive protein as a predictor of COVID-19 outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Ardalan J Abdullah, Ali T Arif, Hawre A Rahman, Kadhim Q Sofihussein, Jihad M Hadi, Jeza M Abdul Aziz, Shko Sh Tofiq, Ayman M Mustafa

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ardalan J AbdullahEmergency Nursing Department, Haibat Sultal Technical Institute, Koye, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Ali T ArifKurdistan Institution for strategic studies and scientific research, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.ORCID 0000-0002-1116-5885
Hawre A RahmanBusiness Information Technology Department, Haibat Sultan Technical Institute, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Kadhim Q SofihusseinNursing Department, Sulaimani Technical Institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Jihad M HadiNursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Human Development, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.ORCID 0000-0002-1116-5885
Jeza M Abdul AzizBiomedical Science Department, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Shko Sh TofiqMedical Laboratory of Science, College of Health Sciences, University of Human Development, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Ayman M MustafaMedical Laboratory of Science, College of Health Sciences, University of Human Development, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
University of Human Development · IQSulaimani Polytechnic University · IQKomar University of Science and Technology · IQKurdistan Regional Government · IQ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite being very infectious and fatal, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lacks a reliable and practical biomarker to assess how serious it will be. Aim: The current study aims to conclude the possibility of C-reactive protein (CRP) level serving as a biomarker for early prediction of COVID-19 infections. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 88 people participated who were infected with COVID-19, aged from 25 to 79 years old. Compare the CRP test range of all samples from patients who visited the hospital between January and April 2022. Results: All participants were confirmed to have COVID-19 through nasopharyngeal swab analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction real-time polymerase chain reaction testing. Results showed that the majority of infected individuals had elevated CRP levels. A Conclusion: In conclusion, serum CRP levels potentially predict the severity and development of sickness in patients with COVID-19 infections.

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coronaviruscovid-19inflammatory markersSARS-COV-2serum CRP

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PMCPMC10328585
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