Lymphocyte Subset Counts in COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

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Lymphocyte Subset Counts in COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

Cytometry A. 2020 Jun 15;:

Authors: Huang W, Berube J, McNamara M, Saksena S, Hartman M, Arshad T, Bornheimer SJ, O'Gorman M

Abstract
A reduced peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count with an elevated neutrophil count has been a consistent observation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In this brief meta-analysis, the reduction of lymphocyte subset counts in COVID-19 patients was investigated across 20 peer-reviewed studies meeting criteria for reporting lymphocyte subset counts and COVID-19 disease severity. CD4+ T cell, CD8+ T cell, B cell, NK cell and total lymphocyte cell counts all showed statistically significant reduction in patients with severe/critical COVID-19 disease compared to mild/moderate disease. T cell subsets showed the largest standardized magnitude of change. In some studies, multivariate analysis has shown that CD4 and/or CD8 T cells counts are independently predictive of patient outcomes.

PMID: 32542842 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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