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Editor, Senior Moderator
PLoS Biol
. 2021 Aug 6;19(8):e3001373.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001373. Online ahead of print.
Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management
Stephen Y Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Takehiro Takahashi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alexander B Pine[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], William E Damsky[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Michael Simonov[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yanhua Zhang[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Elizabeth Kieras[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Christina C Price[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Brett A King[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mark D Siegel[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Gary V Desir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alfred I Lee[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Akiko Iwasaki[SUP] 2 9 [/SUP], Hyung J Chun[SUP] 1 10 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Challenges in using cytokine data are limiting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient management and comparison among different disease contexts. We suggest mitigation strategies to improve the accuracy of cytokine data, as we learn from experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic.
. 2021 Aug 6;19(8):e3001373.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001373. Online ahead of print.
Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management
Stephen Y Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Takehiro Takahashi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alexander B Pine[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], William E Damsky[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Michael Simonov[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yanhua Zhang[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Elizabeth Kieras[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Christina C Price[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Brett A King[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mark D Siegel[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Gary V Desir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alfred I Lee[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Akiko Iwasaki[SUP] 2 9 [/SUP], Hyung J Chun[SUP] 1 10 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34358229
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001373
Abstract
Challenges in using cytokine data are limiting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient management and comparison among different disease contexts. We suggest mitigation strategies to improve the accuracy of cytokine data, as we learn from experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic.