Serial laboratory biomarkers are associated with ICU outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

PLoS One · 2023 · PMC10629639 · PMID 37934759

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The higher mortality in patients with an increasing trend in WBC count can be due to treatment effects, generalized systemic inflammation and secondary bacterial infection, and the biological mechanisms merit further investigation.

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