Association of serum zinc level and clinical outcome in Egyptian COVID-19 patients

Background Zinc is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant micronutrient found in food. Due to its well-established role in immunity, it is currently being used in some clinical trials against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to assess the association between the mean serum zinc le...

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Published in:The Egyptian journal of internal medicine 2022, Vol.34 (1), p.1-6, Article 72
Main Authors: Mansour, Ahmed M. F., El Nakeeb, Noha, Kamal, Norhan Khaled Mohamed, ElGhandour, Ahmed Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
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COVID-19
Immunity
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Zinc
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Summary:Background Zinc is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant micronutrient found in food. Due to its well-established role in immunity, it is currently being used in some clinical trials against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to assess the association between the mean serum zinc level in COVID-19 Egyptian patients and its relationship with disease severity. This cross-sectional study was conducted on sixty patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. These patients were divided into two groups according to clinical outcome, group 1 which included 30 intensive care unit (ICU) patients and group 2 which included 30 patients who were admitted to the ward. Mean serum levels of zinc were compared between the two groups. Results There was a statistically significant difference noted among study groups regarding the serum zinc level ( p  
ISSN:1110-7782
2090-9098
DOI:10.1186/s43162-022-00159-z