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Serum Interleukin-6 and Procalcitonin of 100 consenting COVID 19 positive patients from April 2020 - May 2021 were assessed at Pathology department CMH Quetta and the results were correlated with severity of lung involvement on HRCT Chest
Objective: To explore the relation between Interleukin-6 and Procalcitonin with COVID severity on HRCT Chest Study Design: Randomized Control Trial (Clinical Trials. gov Identifier: NCT04798391) Place and duration of study: Pathology, Radiology & ENT Department CMH Quetta from April 2020 - May 2021 Methodology: Serum Interleukin-6 and Procalcitonin of 100 consenting COVID 19 positive patients from April 2020 - May 2021 were assessed at Pathology department CMH Quetta and the results were correlated with severity of lung involvement on HRCT Chest Results: Serum Interlukin-6 levels were raised in 97 (97%) patients with mean levels of 20.43 + 19.66 (pg/ml). Serum procalcitonin levels were raised in 95 (95%) patients with mean levels of 0.4331 + 0.24 (ng/ml). A P value of <0.001 was calculated on Independent Sample T-test for both serum interlukin-6 and serum procalcitonin as correlated with severity of lung involvement on HRCT Chest.
Conclusion: Interlukin-6 and procalcitonin are excellent biomarkers for diagnosis and predicting severity of COVID19 pneumonia.
Keywords: Covid19 pneumonia, Interlukin-6, procalcitonin.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Interlukein 6 and procalcitonin | Experimental | Interlukein 6 and procalcitonin levels in COVID 19 patients |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Interlukein 6 and procalcitonin serum levels | Diagnostic Test | Blood tests |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Levels of inflammatory biomarkers is raised in accordance with severity of COVID 19 | serum Interlukin-6 levels was measured on COBAS-e 411 Immunoassay analyzer using electro chemiluminescence methodology using Roche Interlukin-6 kit with raised levels taken as > 7 pico gram / milliliter (pg/ml). Serum procalcitonin were also measured by similar methodology using Roche procalcitonin kit with raised levels taken as > 0.15 nano gram / milliliter (ng/ml). COVID 19 pneumonia was categorized on HRCT chest as Mild with total score 7 or less, moderate with score from 8 - 17, and severe with score more than 18. | 2 days |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cmh Quetta | Quetta | Balochistan | 1234 | Pakistan |
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