SERUM FERRITIN AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN A CONFIDENT BIOMARKER IN COVID-19 PATIENTS.

JPUMHS;2024:14:01,103-108. http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2024/14.01.502

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Since its initial report in Wuhan, China in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread
throughout the world, with 80,651 cases and 3070 deaths. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the
correlation between C reactive protein (CRP) and serum ferritin in predicting disease severity in COVID-19
patients. CRP and ferritin levels were correlated with disease severity. MATERIAL & METHODS: With a
sample size of 213, this cross-sectional analytical investigation was carried out at the Khyber Teaching Hospital
in Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. The study included COVID-19 positive patients aged 18 and above, both males and
females. RESULTS: The study found a negative relationship between disease and CRP and serum ferritin levels.
As CRP and ferritin levels increase, then it indicating a severe state. Mean serum ferritin level is 1348.50 ng/ml,
CRP level is 102.1518mg/ml, and mean age is 57.41 years. CONCLUSION: According to the results of this
investigation, serum ferritin levels and CRP may be crucial markers of the severity and course of COVID-19