… In this manuscript, we report that patients suffering from COVID-19 display a deficiency in
the essential trace element Se in blood, along with low concentrations of the Se transporter …

… studies on trace elements and COVID-19, to our knowledge, … the association of selenium
with outcomes of COVID-19. Thus, we … selenium status and COVID-19 and whether selenium …

… ways to avoid severe Se deficiency, thereby decreasing AID risk … It is unfortunate that the
health risks of Se deficiency are … , or COVID-19, where massive Se deficiencies have developed …

… failure due to COVID-19 and severe vitamin D deficiency, after … deficiency and COVID-19
disease incidence and severity [74]. Thereafter, vitamin D insufficiency (22.8%) and deficiency (…

… selenium deficiency increased the virulence of RNA viruses such as coxsackievirus B3 and
influenza A (2, 3). Passage through a selenium-deficient … human selenium-deficiency disease…

… A link between Se deficiency and human disease was first … coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19)
pandemic(4). This is of particular relevance because, although severe Se deficiency is …

… on the role of selenium in COVID-19. We reviewed studies on selenium and COVID-19, and
… This study in COVID-19 patients found vitamin D and selenium deficiency in the majority of …

… A study conducted in South Korea showed that selenium deficiency in COVID-19 patients
may reduce the immune response and cause disease progression [18]. Also, a study in the …

… In this study, a statistically significant ecological association between CFR of COVID-19
and selenium deficiency, measured from both crops and topsoil, was found in the mainland of …

… Intake currently ranges from 14 μg/d in Mianning County, Sichuan Province which has a
long history of selenium deficiency and was the site in 1974–1976 of a study showing that …