CRP and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Levels of IL-6, mediator of the acute inflammatory response, and C-reactive protein (CRP), non-specific marker of inflammation, in these patients continue to increase over time and is significantly associated with ARDS and death in COVID-19 patients (Herold et al., 2020; Ruan et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2020; Zhou F. et al., 2020).