COVID-19: Poor outcomes in patients with zinc deficiency

Jothimani, Dinesh; Kailasam, Ezhilarasan; Danielraj, Silas; Nallathambi, Balaji; Ramachandran, Hemalatha; Sekar, Padmini; Manoharan, Shruthi; Ramani, Vidyalakshmi; Narasimhan, Gomathy; Kaliamoorthy, Ilankumaran; Rela, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.014

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COVID-19: Poor outcomes in patients with zinc deficiency

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases • Sep 10, 2020

Authors:

Dinesh Jothimani

Ezhilarasan Kailasam

Silas Danielraj

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Zinc is a trace element with potent immunoregulatory and antiviral properties, and is utilized in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, we do not know the clinical significance of serum Zinc levels in COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study was to determine the ...

Subject

Interquartile range

Medicine

Zinc

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