TO COMPARE THE LEVELS OF ADVANCED MARKERS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS

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Bansal Yogesh
Nandini

Keywords

Inflammatory markers, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, rt PCR

Abstract

Background: - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in early December 2019. The illness starts out as a respiratory condition with a range of outcomes, including full recovery and long-term sequelae like respiratory difficulties, heart problems, stroke, and death. The goal of the current investigation was to evaluate the levels of advanced markers like inflammatory and non-inflammatory markers to check the severity and, consequently, gauge the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 infection.


Materials and methods: - 144 patients with COVID-19 were included in the study group A and B, and was validated by nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. Information was gathered from medical records. Correlation analysis were carried out and variables compared.


Results- As per statistical analysis, C-reactive protein (P = 0.001), ferritin (P = 0.0001), D-dimer (P = 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (P = 0.001), aspartate aminotransferase (P= 0.004), and total bilirubin (P = 0.006) levels were found significantly increased in both the groups. Leukocytosis, neutropenia, lymphopenia, and an elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (P = 0.001) were also seen in both the groups.


Conclusion: - Indicators of organ involvement in COVID 19 infection can be assessed via growing levels of inflammatory markers demonstrate that the illness has moved from group A to group B. Leukocytosis, neutrophilia, lymphopenia, and a raised NLR were among the inflammatory markers that were altered in the current study. CRP, ferritin, LDH, and D-dimer levels were also elevated. Increased levels of transaminases and total bilirubin suggest organ (liver) involvement.

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