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| Title |
Retrospective study on the efficacy of monocyte distribution width (MDW) as a screening test for COVID-19
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| Published in |
European Journal of Medical Research, March 2023
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40001-023-01086-7 |
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| Authors |
Kentaro Wakamatsu, Zenzo Nagasawa, Kouta Katsuki, Hiroyuki Kumazoe, Masayo Yasuda, Sae Kawamoto, Ayano Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Ueno, Ruriko Kiyotani, Izumi Fukui, Sanae Maki, Nobuhiko Nagata, Masayuki Kawasaki, Hozumi Yamada |
| Abstract |
Pathogenic genetic testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can detect viruses with high sensitivity; however, there are several challenges. In the prevention, testing, and treatment of COVID-19, more effective, safer, and convenient methods are desired. We evaluated the possibility of monocyte distribution width (MDW) as an infection biomarker in COVID-19 testing. The efficacy of MDW as a screening test for COVID-19 was retrospectively assessed in 80 patients in the COVID-19 group and 232 patients in the non-COVID-19 group (141 patients with acute respiratory infection, 19 patients with nonrespiratory infection, one patient with a viral infection, 11 patients who had received treatment for COVID-19, one patient in contact with COVID-19 patients, and 59 patients with noninfectious disease). The median MDW in 80 patients in the COVID-19 group was 23.3 (17.2-33.6), and the median MDW in 232 patients in the non-COVID-19 group was 19.0 (13.6-30.2) (P < 0.001). When the COVID-19 group was identified using the MDW cut-off value of 21.3 from the non-COVID-19 group, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.844, and the sensitivity and specificity were 81.3% and 78.2%, respectively. Comparison of MDW by severity between the COVID-19 group and patients with acute respiratory infection in the non-COVID-19 group showed that MDW was significantly higher in the COVID-19 group for all mild, moderate I, and moderate II disease. MDW (cut-off value: 21.3) may be used as a screening test for COVID-19 in fever outpatients. Trial registration This study was conducted after being approved by the ethics committee of National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital (Approval No. 3-19). This study can be accessed via https://omuta.hosp.go.jp/files/000179721.pdf . |
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| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 6 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Other | 2 | 33% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 17% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Unspecified | 1 | 17% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 17% |
| Engineering | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
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