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ArticleExpert review of respiratory medicine2021

Antiviral treatment selection for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

Matteo Bassetti, Silvia Corcione, Silvia Dettori, Andrea Lombardi, Tommaso Lupia, Antonio Vena, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Andrea Gori, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe

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Article in Expert review of respiratory medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Matteo BassettiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0145-9740
Silvia CorcioneDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Infectious Diseases, City of Health and Sciences, Turin, Italy.
Silvia DettoriDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Andrea LombardiInfectious Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Tommaso LupiaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Infectious Diseases, City of Health and Sciences, Turin, Italy.
Antonio VenaClinica Malattie Infettive, San Martino Policlinico Hospital - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.
Francesco Giuseppe De RosaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Infectious Diseases, City of Health and Sciences, Turin, Italy.
Andrea GoriInfectious Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Daniele Roberto GiacobbeDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTherapy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) involves evolving algorithms that include drugs aimed at reducing disease progression by counteracting two different, but intertwined processes: ( AREAS COVERED: Herein, we discuss the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of antiviral agents employed over the past months for the treatment of COVID-19, and the reasons to be considered for antiviral selection. EXPERT OPINION: The available evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCT) currently discourages the use of lopinavir/ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine, and interferons, which did not show improved efficacy compared to standard care or placebo. Regarding remdesivir, the current body of evidence may conditionally support its use in COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen supplementation but still not requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Finally, neutralizing monoclonal antibodies have been proven efficacious in reducing the risk of severe disease development if administered early in the course of the disease to patients at risk of progression. The results of the ongoing RCT will certainly be crucial to further improve our understanding of the optimal place in therapy of antiviral agents for COVID-19.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsHumansHydroxychloroquineLopinavirTreatment OutcomeAntiviral AgentsHydroxychloroquineLopinavirantiviralcoronavirusCOVID-19hydroxychloroquinelopinavir/ritonavirremdesivirSARS-CoV-2

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PMID33962524
PMCPMC8146295

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