A higher BMI is not associated with a different immune response and disease course in critically ill COVID-19 patients

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Obesity appears to be an independent risk factor for ICU admission and a severe disease course in COVID-19 patients. An aberrant inflammatory response and impaired respiratory function have been suggested as underlying mechanisms. We investigated whether obesity is associated...

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Autores principales: Kooistra, Emma J., de Nooijer, Aline H., Claassen, Wout J., Grondman, Inge, Janssen, Nico A. F., Netea, Mihai G., van de Veerdonk, Frank L., van der Hoeven, Johannes G., Kox, Matthijs, Pickkers, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33495522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00747-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33495522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00747-z

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