LAUSR

Abbreviations APACHE II Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II AUC Area under the curve CI Confidence interval COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 CRP C-reactive protein ICU Intensive care unit IL Interleukin IQR Interquartile range PCT Procalcitonin ROC Receiver operating characteristic RT-PCR Reverse-transcriptase polymerase-chain reaction SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SOFA Sequential organ failure assessment TNF-α Tumour necrosis factor α Introduction