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Dublin-Boston Scoring System Helps Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will Develop Severe Infection – Global Biodefense

A new COVID-19 patient assessment system, called the Dublin-Boston score, is designed to enable clinicians to make more informed decisions when

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A new COVID-19 patient assessment system, called the Dublin-Boston score, is designed to enable clinicians to make more informed decisions when identifying patients who may benefit from therapies, such as steroids, and admission to intensive care units.
The blood test works by measuring the levels of two molecules that send messages to the body’s immune system and control inflammation. One of these molecules, interleukin (IL)-6, is pro-inflammatory, and a different one, called IL-10, is anti-in…

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