Abstract

LOPEZ, Luis Edgardo  and  MAZZUCCO, María Daniela. Alteraciones de parámetros de laboratorio en pacientes con SARS-CoV-2. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2020, vol.54, n.3, pp.293-307. ISSN 0325-2957.

Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19, a disease which causes viral pneumonia and can reach acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failure and death, has generated a major health problem, with worldwide relevance. This new etiological agent of recent appearance has caused great confusion among health teams. The heterogeneity of the clinical presentation of COVID-19 brings about new challenges for laboratory medicine. So far, various biochemical findings have been reported, varying according to the infected individual’s clinical characteristics as well as to the location and data collected. In this context, it is necessary to be able to relate these events to the development and course of the disease. The role of the laboratory is not restricted only to the initial etiological diagnosis; biochemical parameters play a fundamental role in monitoring and both staging and prognosis of the disease. The objective of this review is to provide an overview of the main laboratory parameter alterations related to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords : SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Laboratory; Parameters; Alterations.

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