COVID-19: it ' s all about sepsis, Future microbiology

Initially considered as a community-acquired pneumonia that could worsen into the acute respiratory distress syndrome, it soon became apparent that dysfunction of other organs, in addition to the lungs, is often present in patients with COVID-19; indeed, multiple organ failure (MOF) accounts for most of the deaths from COVID19 [3]. MOF in COVID-19 can involve any organs, the six most common being the lungs, the cardiovascular system, the kidneys, the brain, the liver and the coagulation system. COVID-19 is characterized by a thrombotic endotheliopathy involving the entire body. The resulting endothelial dysfunction may be the link between COVID19 and MOF, and the process has been called the cornerstone of organ dysfunction in COVID-19.
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