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PT showed significant relation in comparison with severity, though APTT and INR did not show significant relation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our research group felt that CRP, PCT, ferritin, D-dimer, IL-6, LDH and NLR should be in included in clinical practice guidelines to prognosticate COVID-19 cases. 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