Study the IL6, IL2 and Biochemical Marker Associated with Covid-19 Patients in Diyala Governorate/Iraq

ABSTRACT

The current study was performed at Baqubah General Hospital /Diyala which included 60 patients with CoV-19 distributed on 27 males and 33 females, while 30 individuals not infected with CoV-19 (control group) who were aged between 20-65 and from a period between September 5 to December 15 /2021. All samples were already diagnosed with CoV-19 infection by using RT-PCR and IgM/IgG Rapid Test Kit. Blood samples and a nasopharyngeal swab were taken from the patients and control group to test for;iL-6, iL2, blood urea, serum creatinine and LDH. The study revealed the infection with CoV-19 showed the highest levels of iL-6 and iL2 were(71.88 and177.50) pg/ml levels respectively, the biochemical analysis also showed the highest levels of each blood urea, serum creatinine and LDH were (35.40, 0.80, 330.95) respectively.