Clinical and immunological features of severe and moderate coronavirus disease 2019
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease · Huazhong University of Science and Technology · +1 more institution
Abstract
BACKGROUNDSince December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, and is now becoming a global threat. We aimed to delineate and compare the immunological features of severe and moderate COVID-19.METHODSIn this retrospective study, the clinical and immunological characteristics of 21 patients (17 male and 4 female) with COVID-19 were analyzed. These patients were classified as severe (11 cases) and moderate (10 cases) according to the guidelines released by the National Health Commission of China.RESULTSThe median age of severe and moderate cases was 61.0 and 52.0 years, respectively. Common clinical…
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- Outbreak
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Disease
- Betacoronavirus
- Virology
- Good health and well-being