Relationship Between Vitamin D Levels and Covid-19 Severity Due to Circulating SARS-COV-2 Variants in Argentina: A Presentation of Clinical Cases

Autor: Carmona, Maximiliano, Martín Giménez, Virna Margarita, Manucha, Walter Ariel Fernando
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Popis: There is growing evidence that serum vitamin D levels are inversely related to the severity of COVID-19. However, it is not yet known whether this relationship is observed independently of the type of variant of SARS-CoV-2 that has caused the infection or if this is variant-dependent. In this context, we studied a series of clinical cases with a positive diagnosis of COVID-19 and required hospitalization in the unit of critical care at a hospital from Argentina. At the time of this study, the variants of SARS-CoV-2 with the highest circulation in this country were the Lambda (Andina) and Gamma (Manaus) variants. The obtained results would indicate that the inverse relationship studied is evidenced, at least, against infection by the two variants mentioned. However, to deepen this possible relationship against other variants, additional studies should be carried out in populations with a different viral circulation profile. Fil: Carmona, Maximiliano. Ministerio de Salud de la Nación; Argentina. Ministerio de Desarrollo Social; Argentina. Ministerio de Desarrollo Social. Secretaria de Deportes de la Nacion; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Hospital Luis Lagomaggiore.; Argentina Fil: Martín Giménez, Virna Margarita. Universidad Catolica de Cuyo - Sede San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias de la Alimentación, Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Químicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Manucha, Walter Ariel Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Departamento de Patología; Argentina
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