What are biomarkers & do they hold the key to predict COVID-19 severity? A collaborative study between SA, Kenya and London universities would also weigh up how COVID-19 presents in men compared to women. FILE: Blood samples from the SA National Blood Service. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN.
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CAPE TOWN - Researchers at a host of universities in South Africa and abroad are investigating whether biomarkers - biological molecules found in one s blood and other body fluids and tissues - can help preempt COVID-19 severity in patients.
It s their latest bid to improve clinical outcomes for severely ill coronavirus patients in intensive care units.