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Published in: Critical Care 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Epstein-Barr Virus | Research Letter

Correlation of interleukin-6 with Epstein–Barr virus levels in COVID-19

Authors: Georg Franz Lehner, Sebastian Johann Klein, Heinz Zoller, Andreas Peer, Romuald Bellmann, Michael Joannidis

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia with respiratory failure in a subset of infected patients. To date, it is unclear which factors trigger or cause the severe course of disease. Moreover, there is only limited evidence concerning extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19. …
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Title
Correlation of interleukin-6 with Epstein–Barr virus levels in COVID-19
Authors
Georg Franz Lehner
Sebastian Johann Klein
Heinz Zoller
Andreas Peer
Romuald Bellmann
Michael Joannidis
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03384-6

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