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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2024

Correlation of clinical, laboratory, and short-term outcomes of immunocompromised and immunocompetent COVID-19 patients with semi-quantitative chest CT score findings: A case-control study.

Abdolkarim Haji Ghadery, Ladan Abbasian, Fatemeh Jafari, Niloofar Ayoobi Yazdi, Zahra Ahmadinejad

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Abdolkarim Haji GhaderyDepartment of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center(ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9215-8037
Ladan AbbasianIranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh JafariIranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9205-7343
Niloofar Ayoobi YazdiDepartment of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra AhmadinejadDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Liver Transplantation Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Imam Khomeini Hospital · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 99-1-101-47301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs the effects of immunosuppression are not still clear on COVID-19 patients, we conducted this study to identify clinical and laboratory findings associated with pulmonary involvement in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients.

methodsA case-control of 107 immunocompromised and 107 immunocompetent COVID-19 patients matched for age and sex with either positive RT-PCR or clinical-radiological findings suggestive of COVID-19 enrolled in the study. Their initial clinical features, laboratory findings, chest CT scans, and short-term outcomes (hospitalization time and intensive care unit [ICU] admission) were recorded. In addition, pulmonary involvement was assessed with the semi-quantitative scoring system (0-25).

resultsPulmonary involvement was significantly lower in immunocompromised patients in contrast to immunocompetent patients, especially in RLL (p = 0.001), LUL (p = 0.023), and both central and peripheral (p = 0.002), and peribronchovascular (p = 0.004) sites of lungs. Patchy (p < 0.001), wedged (p = 0.002), confluent (p = 0.002) lesions, and ground glass with consolidation pattern (p < 0.001) were significantly higher among immunocompetent patients. Initial signs and symptoms of immunocompromised patients including dyspnea (p = 0.008) and hemoptysis (p = 0.036), respiratory rate of over 25 (p < 0.001), and spo2 of below 93% (p = 0.01) were associated with higher pulmonary involvement. Total chest CT score was also associated with longer hospitalization (p = 0.016) and ICU admission (p = 0.04) among immunocompromised patients.

conclusionsPulmonary involvement score was not significantly different among immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Initial clinical findings (dyspnea, hemoptysis, higher RR, and lower Spo

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COVID-19Case-Control StudiesDyspneaHemoptysisHumansImmunocompromised HostTomography, X-Ray Computedcase‐controlchest CT scoreCOVID‐19immunocompetentimmunocompromised

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