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ReviewArchives of virology2020

Potential strategies for combating COVID-19.

Saba Shamim, Maryam Khan, Zelal Jaber Kharaba, Munazza Ijaz, Ghulam Murtaza

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Review in Archives of virology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Saba ShamimInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Maryam KhanInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zelal Jaber KharabaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ain University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Munazza IjazInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ghulam MurtazaDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Islamabad, 54000, Pakistan. gmdogar356@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-5768

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is caused by a novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2. The infection has now catapulted into a full-blown pandemic across the world, which has affected more than 2 million people and has led to approximately 150,000 fatalities all over the world (WHO). In this review, we elaborate all currently available data that shed light on possible methods for treatment of COVID-19, such as antiviral drugs, corticosteroids, convalescent plasma, and potentially effective vaccines. Additionally, ongoing and discontinued clinical trials that have been carried out for validating probable treatments for COVID-19 are discussed. The review also elaborates the prospective approach and the possible advantages of using convalescent plasma and stem cells for the improvement of clinical symptoms and meeting the demand for an instantaneous cure.

Indexed as

Adenosine MonophosphateAdrenal Cortex HormonesAlanineAmidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 SerotherapyCOVID-19 VaccinesCytokine Release SyndromeDrug CombinationsHumansHydroxychloroquineImmunization, PassiveAdenosine MonophosphateAdrenal Cortex HormonesAlanineAmidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19 VaccinesDrug CombinationsfavipiravirHydroxychloroquineImmunologic FactorsIndolesInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinLopinavirlopinavir-ritonavir drug combinationPyrazinesremdesivirRitonavirsarilumabSulfidestocilizumabumifenovirViral Vaccines

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PMID32778950
PMCPMC7416802

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