Cell population data: Could a routine hematology analyzer aid in the differential diagnosis of COVID‐19?

• Published in: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. e64 - e67
• Main Authors: Lapić, Ivana, Brenčić, Tina, Rogić, Dunja, Lukić, Maja, Lukić, Iva, Kovačić, Monika, Honović, Lorena, Šerić, Vatroslav
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Automation, Laboratory; Biomarkers - analysis; C-Reactive Protein - immunology; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Child; COVID-19; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - immunology; COVID-19 - pathology; COVID-19 - virology; Diagnosis, Differential; Differential diagnosis; Erythrocyte Count; Female; Hematology - instrumentation; Humans; Leukocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Monocytes - immunology; Monocytes - pathology; Monocytes - virology; Neutrophils - immunology; Neutrophils - pathology; Neutrophils - virology; Platelet Count; Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis; Respiratory Tract Infections - immunology; Respiratory Tract Infections - pathology; Respiratory Tract Infections - virology; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity; Severity of Illness Index; T-Lymphocytes - immunology; T-Lymphocytes - pathology; T-Lymphocytes - virology

Dear Editors, The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has lately become a major public health concern, in which laboratory diagnostics plays a pivotal role in terms of timely diagnosis, but also monitoring, prognosi...