Increased CD4/CD8 ratio as a risk factor for critical illness in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a retrospective multicentre study
Infect Dis (Lond)
.
2020 Sep;52(9):675-677.
doi: 10.1080/23744235.2020.1778178.
Epub 2020 Jun 16.
Authors
Carlo Pallotto
1
2
,
Lorenzo Roberto Suardi
1
,
Sara Esperti
1
,
Roberto Tarquini
3
,
Elisa Grifoni
4
,
Simone Meini
5
,
Alice Valoriani
3
,
Stefania Di Martino
4
,
Francesco Cei
3
,
Eleonora Sisti
4
,
Fiorella Piani
5
,
Annarita Botta
1
6
,
Elena Salomoni
1
,
Filippo Baragli
1
,
Pierluigi Blanc
1
Affiliations
1
Infectious Diseases Unit 1, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence, Italy.
2
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
3
Internal Medicine Unit 1, San Giuseppe Hospital, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Empoli, Florence, Italy.
4
Internal Medicine Unit 2, San Giuseppe Hospital, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Empoli, Florence, Italy.
5
Internal Medicine Unit, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence, Italy.
6
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
PMID:
32543971
DOI:
10.1080/23744235.2020.1778178
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Coronavirus*
Critical Illness
Disease Progression
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2