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INFLAMMATION RESEARCH
Volume 69, Issue 6, Pages 599-606Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-020-01342-0
Keywords
COVID-19; Clearance ratio; LDH; CK
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- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen [SZSM201512005]
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Objective This study aims to evaluate the correlation between viral clearance and blood biochemical index of 94 discharged patients with COVID-19 infection in Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, enrolled from Jan 5 to Feb 13, 2020. Methods The clinical and laboratory findings were extracted from the electronic medical records of the patients. The data were analysed and reviewed by a trained team of physicians. Information on clinical signs and symptoms, medical treatment, virus clearance, and laboratory parameters including interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein were collected. Results COVID-19 mRNA clearance ratio was identified significantly correlated with the decline of serum creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. Furthermore, COVID-19 mRNA clearance time was positively correlated with the length of hospital stay in patients treated with either IFN-alpha + lopinavir/ritonavir or IFN-alpha + lopinavir/ritonavir + ribavirin. Conclusions Therapeutic regimens of IFN-alpha + lopinavir/ritonavir and IFN-alpha + lopinavir/ritonavir + ribavirin might be beneficial for treatment of COVID-19. Serum LDH or CK decline may predict a favorable response to treatment of COVID-19 infection.
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