Assessing SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels and lymphocyte/T cell counts in COVID-19 patients revealed initial immune status as a major determinant of disease severity
Mingfeng Han, Mengyuan Xu, Yafei Zhang, Zhongping Liu, Shasha Li, Tengfei He, Jinsong Li, Yong Gao, Wanjun Liu, Tuantuan Li, Zixiang Chen, Xin Huang, Guoling Cheng, Jun Wang, Ulf Dittmer, Oliver Witzke, Guizhou Zou, Xiuyong Li, Mengji Lu, Zhenhua Zhang
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Immune systemMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)LymphocyteSeverity of illnessImmunologyDiseaseImmunityFlow cytometryCellular immunityCytokineCytokine stormSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19