The Model for Early COvid-19 Recognition (MECOR) Score: A Proof-of-Concept for a Simple and Low-Cost Tool to Recognize a Possible Viral Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients during COVID-19 Outbreak.

COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 blood cell count coronavirus diagnosis interstitial lung disease neutrophils platelets pneumonia triage

Journal

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2075-4418
Titre abrégé: Diagnostics (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101658402

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Aug 2020
Historique:
received: 29 06 2020
revised: 16 08 2020
accepted: 20 08 2020
entrez: 23 8 2020
pubmed: 23 8 2020
medline: 23 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study aims to assess the peripheral blood cell count "signature" of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to discriminate promptly between COronaVIrus Disease 19 (COVID-19) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We designed a retrospective case-control study, enrolling 525 patients (283 COVID-19 and 242 with CAP). All patients had a fever and at least one of the following signs: cough, chest pain, or dyspnea. We excluded patients treated with immunosuppressants, steroids, or affected by diseases known to modify blood cell count. COVID-19 patients showed a significant reduction in white blood cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils) and platelets. We studied these parameters univariately, combined the significant ones in a multivariate model (AUROC 0.86, Nagelkerke PSEUDO-R2 0.5, Hosmer-Lemeshow

Identifiants

pubmed: 32825763
pii: diagnostics10090619
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090619
pmc: PMC7555441
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Gianluca Sambataro (G)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.

Mauro Giuffrè (M)

Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34151 Trieste, Italy.
Italian Liver Foundation, Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy.

Domenico Sambataro (D)

Artroreuma S.R.L., Outpatient of Rheumatology Associated with the National Health System corso S. Vito 53, Mascalucia, 95030 Catania, Italy.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, via Messina 829, 95100 Catania, Italy.

Andrea Palermo (A)

Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University, 00128 Rome, Italy.

Giovanna Vignigni (G)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.

Roberto Cesareo (R)

Unit of Metabolic Diseases, "S.M. Goretti" Hospital, 04100 Latina, Italy.

Nunzio Crimi (N)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.

Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi (SE)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.

Carlo Vancheri (C)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University Hospital "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.

Lorenzo Malatino (L)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, via Messina 829, 95100 Catania, Italy.

Michele Colaci (M)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, via Messina 829, 95100 Catania, Italy.

Nicoletta Del Papa (N)

Dept Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122 Milan, Italy.

Francesca Pignataro (F)

Dept Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122 Milan, Italy.

Erik Roman-Pognuz (E)

Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care and Emergency, University Hospital, 34151 Trieste, Italy.

Massimiliano Fabbiani (M)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, 53100 Siena, Italy.

Francesca Montagnani (F)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.

Chiara Cassol (C)

Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.

Lorenzo Cavagna (L)

Rheumatology Division, University and IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Lombardia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

Valentina Zuccaro (V)

Infectious Diseases Clinic, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

Verena Zerbato (V)

Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34151 Trieste, Italy.

Cristina Maurel (C)

Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34151 Trieste, Italy.

Roberto Luzzati (R)

Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34151 Trieste, Italy.

Stefano Di Bella (S)

Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34151 Trieste, Italy.

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