Immune characteristics of severe and critical COVID-19 patients
Yang Li, Jianjun Gou, Jianbo Gao, Lan Huang, Zhiqiang Zhu, Shaofei Ji, Hongchun Liu, Lihua Xing, Mengying Yao, Yi Zhang
Abstract
Recently, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has broken out worldwide, 1 with rapid increase of infected patients. COVID-19 dominantly leads to pneumonia. 2 Among these COVID-19 patients, some appears to be severe symptoms with acute respiratory distress syndrome, organ failure, 2 and further present a poor outcome.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Immune systemImmunologyBetacoronavirusMedicineVirologyPathologyDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research