| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| CT | computed tomography |
| RP | recovered patient |
| PCS | Post COVID-19 Syndrome |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| rt-PCR | reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| BMI | body mass index |
| VOC | dominant variant of concern |
| GISAID | Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data |
| PP | pooled prevalence |
| CI | confidence interval |
| OR | odd ratio |