Indicators of stress hematopoiesis in the blood predict COVID-19 progression in patients over 65 years old.
Miodrag VučićJelena MilenkovicBoris J DjindjicVladana StojiljkovićDijana StojanovićBranka DjordjevicMaja MilojkovicSanja VelickovicPublished 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.