Lymphopenia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections: A systemic review and meta-analysis
Sichuan University · West China Hospital of Sichuan University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
ObjectivesCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new respiratory and systemic disease which needs quick identification of potential critical patients. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the relationship between lymphocyte count and the severity of COVID-19.MethodsA comprehensive systematic literature search was carried out to find studies published from December 2019 to 22 March 2020 from five databases. The language of literatures included English and Chinese. Mean difference (MD) of lymphocyte count in COVID-19 patients with or without severe disease and odds ratio (OR) of lymphopenia for severe form of COVID-19 was evaluated with this meta-analysis.ResultsOverall 13 case-series with a total of 2282 cases…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 38.51
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 34
Authors
8- QZQianwen Zhao
Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
- MMMeng Meng
Capital Medical University, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- RKRahul Kumar
Changi General Hospital
- YWYinlian Wu
First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Medical University
- JHJiaofeng Huang
Fujian Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Topics & keywords
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Medicine
- Coronavirus
- Meta-analysis
- Virology
- Betacoronavirus