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

CONCLUSION: 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.PMID:38305411 | DOI:10.1080/16078454.2024.2311006

Source: Hematology - February 2, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Miodrag Vu čić Jelena Milenkovic Boris Djindjic Vladana Stojiljkovic Dijana Stojanovic Branka Djordjevic Maja Milojkovic Sanja Velickovic Source Type: research