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Calprotectin (CP), an inflammatory marker mainly expressed in neutrophils and monocytes, has been linked to disease activity and prognosis in various inflammatory conditions. This study aimed to investigate the changes in serum calprotectin (sCP) levels and their clinical relevance in SFTS patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Serum calprotectin levels were measured in 60 patients diagnosed with SFTS and compared with those in 60 healthy controls. The association of sCP levels with disease severity, outcome, inflammatory markers, viral load, cytokines, and clinical parameters was analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>sCP levels were significantly elevated in SFTS patients compared to healthy controls. Severe cases and non-survivors had notably higher sCP levels than mild cases and survivors, respectively. sCP levels showed positive correlations with viral load, inflammatory cytokines (e.g., TNF-\u03b1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10), and clinical parameters such as CRP, AST, LDH, and D-dimer. Moreover, increased sCP levels were observed in patients with renal injury, hepatic injury, and neurological symptoms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study suggests that sCP levels are closely related to disease severity and prognosis, highlighting its potential as a biomarker for diagnosing and prognostic assessment in SFTS patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2025.1604243","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,27]],"date-time":"2025-06-27T12:01:26Z","timestamp":1751025686000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Serum calprotectin correlates with severity of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Shijie","family":"Cai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiahua","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiye","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenqin","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Tao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Taihong","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sen","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"857573","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2022.857573","article-title":"Laboratory biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis in COVID-19","volume":"13","author":"Battaglini","year":"2022","journal-title":"Front. 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