mSphere (Oct 2021)

Early Prediction of Severe COVID-19 in Patients by a Novel Immune-Related Predictive Model

  • Caiyu Sun,
  • Mingshan Xue,
  • Min Yang,
  • Lihui Zhu,
  • Yunxue Zhao,
  • Xiaoting Lv,
  • Yueke Lin,
  • Dapeng Ma,
  • Xuecheng Shen,
  • Yeping Cheng,
  • Haocheng Xuan,
  • Xiaoqing Jia,
  • Tao Li,
  • Lihui Han

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00752-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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The immune inflammatory response changes rapidly with the progression of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and is responsible for clearance of the virus and further recovery from the infection. However, the intensified immune and inflammatory response in the development of the disease may lead to more serious and fatal consequences, which indicates that immune indicators have the potential to predict serious cases.