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. 2020 Nov 23;24(1):657.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03384-6.

Correlation of interleukin-6 with Epstein-Barr virus levels in COVID-19

Georg Franz Lehner  1 , Sebastian Johann Klein  1 , Heinz Zoller  2 , Andreas Peer  1 , Romuald Bellmann  1 , Michael Joannidis  3
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Correlation of interleukin-6 with Epstein-Barr virus levels in COVID-19

Georg Franz Lehner et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; EBV; Epstein–Barr virus; IL-6; Inflammation; Interleukin-6; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Corresponding blood levels of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) DNA and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
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