Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management.

PLoS biology 2021 Aug

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Challenges in using cytokine data are limiting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient management and comparison among different disease contexts. We suggest mitigation strategies to improve the accuracy of cytokine data, as we learn from experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stephen Y Wang, Takehiro Takahashi, Alexander B Pine, William E Damsky, Michael Simonov, Yanhua Zhang, Elizabeth Kieras, Christina C Price, Brett A King, Mark D Siegel, Gary V Desir, Alfred I Lee, Akiko Iwasaki, Hyung J Chun. Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management. PLoS biology. 2021 Aug;19(8):e3001373