Department of Clinical Pathology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Research Article
Correlation of Serum Ferritin Levels and COVID-19 Severity in Makassar
Author(s): Maghfirah AI*, Esa T, Widaningsih Y and Bahrun U
Background: COVID-19 pandemic has become a global problem. One of parameters to assess the severity of COVID-19 disease was ferritin. Limited researches of ferritin with COVID-19 in Makassar.
Aim: Determine relationship between serum ferritin levels and severity of COVID-19.
Method: A cross-sectional by taking primary data of COVID-19 patients aged ≥ 18 years in 67 samples at Unhas Hospital Makassar in September 2020-May 2021. Pregnant women and have a history of chronic infection were excluded. Serum ferritin levels (ng/mL) were measured by the Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay (ELFA) method, mini VIDAS Biomerieux. Kruskal Wallis difference test and Spearman correlation test were performed. ROC curve to determine the cut-off point.
Results: Total of 67 confirmed COVID-19 patients aged 1.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/JMBI.4.1.006