Laboratory Predictors of COVID-19 Mortality: A Retrospective Analysis from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan.

Ting ZhengXinxin LiuYingying WeiXinlu LiBing ZhengQuan Gong Lingli Dong Ji-Xin Zhong

Published in: Mediators of inflammation (2021)

Our results suggest that uric acid, the end product of purine metabolism, was increased in deceased patients with COVID-19. In addition, the serum level of uric acid was positively associated with inflammatory markers. Uric acid lowering therapy in COVID-19 patients with hyperuricemia may be beneficial.

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