Association between IL-6 and severe disease and mortality in COVID-19 disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Background So far, SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh coronavirus found to infect humans and cause disease with quite a strong infectivity. Patients diagnosed as severe or critical cases are prone to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome and even death. Proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 has been reported to be associated with the severity of disease and mortality in patients with COVID-19. Objective This systematic review...
Paper Details
Title
Association between IL-6 and severe disease and mortality in COVID-19 disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published Date
Jun 3, 2021
Journal
Volume
98
Issue
1165
Pages
871 - 879
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