Health
COVID-19: Blood test could ‘identify patients at greatest risk’ – BBC Focus Magazine
The test, developed by UK researchers, detects proteins known as cytokines in the bloodstream.
UK researchers have identified a blood test that could help predict which COVID-19 patients are at greatest risk of becoming critically ill.
A new study by the University of Southampton has shown that testing for five cytokines, which are proteins that are released into the bloodstream following an infection, could help identify those who face life-threatening overstimulation of immune defences due to the disease.
While cytokines help the immune system suppress infection, an overproduction of …
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