Development of an evaluation model to determine disease severity in COVID-19 using basic laboratory markers
Ryosuke Maki
Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Yuki Horiuchi
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuki Horiuchi, Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFumiaki Hayashi
Scientific Affairs, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShuko Nojiri
Medical Technology Innovation Center, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorIkki Takehara
Reagent Engineering, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYosuke Iwasaki
Scientific Affairs, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKazunori Miyake
Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Miida
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTomohiko Ai
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYoko Tabe
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Next Generation Haematology Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRyosuke Maki
Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yuki Horiuchi
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence
Yuki Horiuchi, Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFumiaki Hayashi
Scientific Affairs, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShuko Nojiri
Medical Technology Innovation Center, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorIkki Takehara
Reagent Engineering, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYosuke Iwasaki
Scientific Affairs, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKazunori Miyake
Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Miida
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTomohiko Ai
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYoko Tabe
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Next Generation Haematology Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: This work was supported in part by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in Aid for Scientific Research (20K20230 to Yuki Horiuchi).

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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The datasets generated in the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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