Indicators of stress hematopoiesis in the blood predict COVID-19 progression in patients over 65 years old.

Miodrag Vučić Jelena Milenkovic Boris J Djindjic Vladana Stojiljković Dijana Stojanović Branka Djordjevic Maja MilojkovicSanja Velickovic

Published in: Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2024)

Our results point to the important differences between age groups regarding CBC-related parameters of stress hematopoiesis during severe infection. Higher LIC, RDW and PDW levels were reliable in the early identification of COVID-19 progression only in the elderly.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
early onset
drug induced
patient reported outcomes
heat stress