Analysis of the predictive factors for a critical illness of COVID-19 during treatment － relationship between serum zinc level and critical illness of COVID-19 −

Analysis of the predictive factors for a critical illness of COVID-19 during treatment － relationship between serum zinc level and critical illness of COVID-19 −

Objectives: Because most severely ill patients with COVID-19 in our hospital showed zinc deficiency, we aimed to examine the relationship between the patient’s serum zinc level and severe cases of COVID-19. Methods: Serum zinc <70 μg/dL was defined as the criterion for hypozincemia, and patients...

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Main Authors: Yukako Yasui, Hiroyuki Yasui, Kumiko Suzuki, Takako Saitou, Yoshiki Yamamoto, Toshihiko Ishizaka, Kouji Nishida, Shingo Yoshihara, Iwao Gohma, Yoshihiko Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Serum zinc
Predictive factors
Logistic regression analysis
Critical illness
Japan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220307232

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