SARS-CoV-2 viremia may predict rapid deterioration of COVID-19 patients
Braz. j. infect. dis
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24(6): 565-569, Nov.-Dec. 2020. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT COVID-19 has raised worldwide concern as spiraling into a pandemic. Reports about comprehensive investigation of COVID-19 viremia are extremely scanty. Herein, we present four COVID-19 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test in blood, accounting for 12.12% of 33 detected cases. Rapid deterioration of these cases with septic shock, accompanying with lung CT images enlarged rapidly, decrease of blood oxygen, heart rate drop (with asynchrony of hypoxemia) accompanied with SARS-CoV-2 viremia. It indicates that massive replication and releasing into blood of SARS-CoV-2 and secondary inflammation storm may lead to injury of multiple organs and poor prognosis. So, positive COVID-19 nucleic acid test in blood may be a good forecasting marker of rapid deterioration of COVID-19 pneumonia. In addition, clearance of viremia may indicate tendency for recovery.
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Betacoronavirus
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
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Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
China
Institución/País de afiliación:
Sun Yat-Sen University/CN
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Sun Yat-sen University/CN
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