Evaluation of the relationship between serum levels of zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID‐19
Habibesadat Shakeri, Amir Azimian, Hamed Ghasemzadeh‐moghaddam, Mohammadreza Safdari, Mehdi Haresabadi, Tahereh Daneshmand, Hasan Namdar Ahmadabad
Journal of Medical Virology, doi:10.1002/jmv.27277
Due to the known anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects of zinc, 25(OH)D, and vitamin B12, in this study, we explored the association between serum levels of these micronutrients in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at the time of admission and the clinical outcomes. This study was carried out on 293 patients with COVID-19, who were hospitalized at Imam Hassan hospital (Bojnourd, Iran). We collected demographic data, clinical characteristics, values of serum biochemical parameters in the first week of admission, and clinical outcomes from electronic medical records. We also measured serum levels of zinc, 25(OH)D, and vitamin B12 ORCID
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS The author who conceived the study: Habibesadat Shakeri. Authors
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