Memory B cells and serum immunoglobulins are associated with disease severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19

• Published in: Postgraduate medical journal Vol. 98; no. 1164; p. 765
• Main Authors: Çölkesen, Fatih, Kurt, Esma Kepenek, Vatansev, Hülya, Korkmaz, Celalettin, Çölkesen, Fatma, Yücel, Fatih, Yıldız, Eray, Evcen, Recep, Aykan, Filiz Sadi, Kılınç, Mehmet, Aytekin, Gökhan, Feyzioğlu, Bahadır, Doğan, Metin, Arslan, Şevket, Teke, Turgut, Keleş, Sevgi, Reisli, İsmail
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Male; Memory B Cells; Middle Aged; Patient Acuity; Retrospective Studies; COVID-19; virology; immunology; general medicine; respiratory infections

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of B cell-mediated immunity with disease severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19. In this retrospective cohort and single-centre study, 208 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were recruited. A COVID-19 severity score, rangin...