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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in Chinese patients with hematologic malignancies in the Omicron era
- Source :
- Hematology, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACTPatients with hematologic malignancies are often immunodeficient and therefore have a higher risk of severe symptoms from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We retrospectively examined a cohort of 289 patients from 16 hospitals in Zhejiang Province who had hematologic malignancies and COVID-19 during a period when the Omicron variant was predominant. Univariate analysis showed that some clinical characteristics, including elder age (P = 0.014), multiple comorbid conditions (P = 0.011), and receipt of active antineoplastic therapy (P = 0.018) were associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19. Patients with severe/critical COVID-19 had significantly lower levels of lymphocytes and serum albumin, and significantly higher levels of D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, and interleukin-6 (all P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16078454
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Hematology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8012ab8e66364dff8a566fa78cd798c5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16078454.2023.2288477