Do Blood Eosinophils Predict in-Hospital Mortality or Severity of Disease in SARS-CoV-2 Infection? A Retrospective Multicenter Study.

Pierrick Le BorgneLaure Abensur VuillaumeKarine AlaméFrançois LefebvreSylvie ChabrierLise BérardPauline HaesslerStéphane GennaiPascal BilbaultCharles-Eric Lavoignet

Published in: Microorganisms (2021)

Eosinopenia is very common and often profound in cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Eosinopenia was not a useful predictor of mortality; however, undetectable eosinophils (=0/mm3) were predictive of disease severity during the initial ED management.

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