Prognostic Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in COVID-19 Patients: Still Valid in Patients That Had Started Therapy?

• Main Authors: Monica Gelzo (Author), Sara Cacciapuoti (Author), Biagio Pinchera (Author), Annunziata De Rosa (Author), Gustavo Cernera (Author), Filippo Scialò (Author), Mauro Mormile (Author), Gabriella Fabbrocini (Author), Roberto Parrella (Author), Ivan Gentile (Author), Giuseppe Castaldo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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COVID-19 may appear with a widely heterogeneous clinical expression. Thus, predictive markers of the outcome/progression are of paramount relevance. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been suggested as a good predictive marker of disease severity and mortality. Accordingly, we found that NLR...