Chukwuka Achonnwo Kpaluku

Assessment of Some Inflammatory Cytokines of Interest in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Admitted in Isolation Centres in Port-Harcourt

Chukwuka Achonnwo Kpaluku, Evelyn M. Eze & Stella Urekweru Ken-Ezihuo · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel and highly contagious viral infection caused by Sars-cov-2 and has been associated with a hyper-inflammatory immune response. This study aimed to evaluate changes in some inflammatory cytokines as clinical biomarkers to aid in the ef...

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Co-infection of COVID-19 and Malaria Exacerbates Fibrinolytic Responses: A Case-Control Study in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Ekprikpo, Erens Spiff, Chukwuka Achonnwo Kpaluku, Hannah E. Omunakwe, Moore-Igwe, Beatrice W., Ken-Ezihuo, Stella Urekweru & Jeremiah, Zaccheaus Awortu · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2023

In late 2019, China experienced an outbreak of a new beta-coronavirus. COVID-19 had caused more than 3.7 million confirmed cases and killed at least 260,000 worldwide as recorded in April 2020. COVID-19 is mainly transmitted to susceptible humans through infected nasal droplets w...

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