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Background: Older age and comorbidities are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, comprehensive identification of mortality risk factors can further guide disease management. We aimed to analyze predictors of in-hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 400 COVID-19 patients admitted between March and December 2020.

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  • - The study analyzed 300 hospitalized COVID-19 patients to evaluate differences in laboratory markers between those with and without fever, finding significant correlations with various inflammatory and coagulation parameters.
  • - Key findings showed that fever was associated with higher levels of leukocytes, neutrophils, CRP, D-dimer, and other markers, with specific thresholds indicating stronger fever associations.
  • - The research concluded that routine hematologic and coagulation tests could help in diagnosing COVID-19 and assessing the severity of the disease based on fever status.
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Introduction: Hypertension poses a global challenge in terms of morbidity and mortality. Worldwide prevalence of hypertension is over 40%. Management of hypertension targets blood pressure control to prevent disease complications.

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Background and Methods India is one of the countries in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region that regularly reports outbreaks of dengue fever (DF)/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). As effective control and preventive programmes depend upon improved surveillance data, this study was carried out to report the seroprevalence of dengue virus infection in an area around Jamnagar city, Western India. [1] Methods The laboratory records of clinically suspected dengue patients from July 2008 to June 2011 were analysed retrospectively for the results of immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-dengue antibodies, tested by dengue monoclonal antibody (IgM) capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MAC ELISA).

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