Studies have discovered that wild-type SARS-CoV-2 infections are commonly linked to abnormalities in the hematological profiles of COVID-19 patients, one such abnormality being characterized by elevations in red blood cell distribution width (RDW). Whether this linkage reoccurs in delta variant SARS-CoV-2 infection remains unexamined. Here we compared baseline blood parameters in COVID-19 patients infected by wild type and its delta variant, respectively. Our results here point to that although the delta variant has shown increased virulence, transmissibility, and vaccine escape, it has a minimally negative impact on RDW values that were previously found prognostic for COVID-19 severity.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, vaccination, delta variant, red blood cell distribution width, 【초록키워드】 Vaccine, SARS-COV-2 infection, variant, Infection, COVID-19 severity, Transmissibility, prognostic, distribution, virulence, wild type, COVID-19 patients, Blood, COVID-19 patient, profile, Elevation, wild-type SARS-CoV-2, hematological, abnormality, parameter, Cell, shown, characterized, baseline, 【제목키워드】 Delta, width, Red,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, vaccination, delta variant, red blood cell distribution width, 【초록키워드】 Vaccine, SARS-COV-2 infection, variant, Infection, COVID-19 severity, Transmissibility, prognostic, distribution, virulence, wild type, COVID-19 patients, Blood, COVID-19 patient, profile, Elevation, wild-type SARS-CoV-2, hematological, abnormality, parameter, Cell, shown, characterized, baseline, 【제목키워드】 Delta, width, Red,