Diagnostic value of platelet indices in COVID 19 infection: a case-control study from a single tertiary care center.

Arundhathi ShankaralingappaSantosh TummidiThirunavukkarasu Arun Babu

Published in: The Egyptian journal of internal medicine (2022)

Platelet indices like platelet count, PCT, MPV, PDW, and P-LCR are significantly altered in COVID-19 infection and thereby can be used as biomarkers in COVID-19. Further research is needed to find if these simple, cost-effective parameters can be used to predict the severity and prognosis in COVID-19 infection.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
coronavirus disease
sars cov
peripheral blood
respiratory syndrome coronavirus