Association of zinc deficiency and clinical symptoms, inflammatory markers, severity of COVID-19 in hospitalized children
Zinc deficiency was observed in 28.6% of children with COVID-19 and was not dependent on age. Children with hypozincemia had higher levels of inflammation markers, including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and CRP.
Authors
- Oksana Boyarchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-0040)
- L.A. Volianska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-8059)
- Vita Perestiuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-1078)
- Tetyana Kosovska
Institutions
- I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1566505
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24