Clinical Characteristics and Immune Injury Mechanisms in 71 Patients with COVID-19
Yingjie Wu, Xiaoxing Huang, Jiaxing Sun, Tian Xie, Yufei Lei, Muhammad Jamal, Xinran Li, Xingruo Zeng, Fuling Zhou, Hong Qin, Liang Shao, Qiuping Zhang
Abstract
The dysregulation of CD3 + CD8 + T lymphocytes, CD16 + CD56 + NK cells, C1q as well as IL-6, along with bacterial coinfection, were important causes of exacerbation of the patients’ condition and death.
Topics & Concepts
CoinfectionExacerbationImmune dysregulationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CD8Immune systemCD16ImmunologyCD3MedicineDiseaseInternal medicineVirusInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research