Age modifies both the maximal temperature and inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Crooks, Colin J. West, Joe Morling, Joanne R. Simmonds, Mark Juurlink, Irene Briggs, Steve Cruickshank, Simon Hammond-Pears, Susan Shaw, Dominick Card, Timothy R.
Crooks, Colin J.
West, Joe
Morling, Joanne R.
Simmonds, Mark
Juurlink, Irene
Briggs, Steve
Cruickshank, Simon
Hammond-Pears, Susan
Shaw, Dominick
Card, Timothy R.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the maximal response of the temperature and inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and how these are modified by age. METHODS: Participants were patients admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection. For each participant, the maximal temperature and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) were identified and stratified by age. In a secondary analysis, these were compared in patients treated before and after dexamethasone. RESULTS: Mean maximal temperature varied by age (p Copyright © Royal College of Physicians 2022. All rights reserved.
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2022
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Crooks, C.J., West, J., Morling, J.R., Simmonds, M., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., Cruickshank, S., Hammond-Pears, S., Shaw, D., Card, T.R. and Fogarty, A. (2022) 'Age modifies both the maximal temperature and inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection', Clinical Medicine, 22(3), pp. 192-196. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0603 https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0603.
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Available to view on the publisher's website here: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0603