Hematological Markers as Predictors of ICU Admission in COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study From a Tertiary Hospital


Nor Hayati Ismail • Alaa Siddig • Muhammad ‘Akif, et. al. Published: July 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64213  Abstract Background: COVID-19 illness severity ranges from mild- to life-threatening cases necessitating critical care. Rapid prediction of disease severity and the need for critical care support in COVID-19 patients remain essential, not only for current management but also for preparedness in future pandemics. This […]

Clinical Significance of CBC and WBC Morphology in the Diagnosis and Clinical Course of COVID-19 Infection 


Olga Pozdnyakova, MD, PhD, Nathan T Connell, MD, MPH, Elisabeth M Battinelli, MD, PhD, Jean M Connors, MD, Geoffrey Fell, MS, Annette S Kim, MD, PhD, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 155, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages 364–375, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa231 Abstract Objectives To investigate the clinical significance of numeric and morphologic peripheral blood (PB) changes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–positive patients […]

COVID-19 Can Remain Undetected In Lungs For 18 Months: Study


DEC 14, 2023 – Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times  The COVID-19 virus can remain in the lungs for months after an individual has been infected—even though it may be undetected by over-the-counter (OTC) tests, a new study finds. The findings, established by a research team from the Institut Pasteur in France and […]

Multi-layered transcriptomic analyses reveal an immunological overlap between COVID-19 and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with disease severity


Authors: Lena F. Schimkea,5, Alexandre H.C. Marquesa, Gabriela Crispim Baiocchia, Caroline Aliane de Souza Pradob Dennyson Leandro M. Fonsecab , Paula Paccielli Freirea , Desirée Rodrigues Plaçab , Igor Salerno Filgueirasa ,Ranieri Coelho Salgadoa, Gabriel Jansen-Marquesc, Antonio Edson Rocha liveirab, Jean PierreSchatzmann Perona, José Alexandre Marzagão Barbutoa,d, Niels Olsen Saraiva Camaraa, Vera Lúcia Garcia Calicha […]

Pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2: the knowns and unknowns


Authors: Alessandro Sette 1 2, Shane Crotty 3 4 Abstract T cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 was observed in unexposed people; however, the source and clinical relevance of the reactivity remains unknown. It is speculated that this reflects T cell memory to circulating ‘common cold’ coronaviruses. It will be important to define specificities of these T cells and assess their association […]