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. 2020 Aug;81(2):318-356.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.054. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Lymphocyte subset (CD4+, CD8+) counts reflect the severity of infection and predict the clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19

Zeming Liu  1 , Wei Long  1 , Mengqi Tu  2 , Sichao Chen  1 , Yihui Huang  1 , Shipei Wang  1 , Wei Zhou  1 , Danyang Chen  1 , Ling Zhou  1 , Min Wang  1 , Meng Wu  3 , Qi Huang  4 , Haibo Xu  5 , Wen Zeng  6 , Liang Guo  7
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Lymphocyte subset (CD4+, CD8+) counts reflect the severity of infection and predict the clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19

Zeming Liu et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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Keywords: CD4 +; CD8+; COVID-19; Lymphocyte subset counts; SARS-CoV-2.

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