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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin Treatment of Hospitalized Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Senegal from March to October 2020.

Fabien Taieb, Khardiata Diallo Mbaye, Billo Tall, Ndèye Aïssatou Lakhe, Cheikh Talla, Daouda Thioub, Amadou Moustapha Ndoye, Daye Ka, Aboubacry Gaye, Viviane Marie-Pierre Cissé Diallo and 19 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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29 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fabien TaiebInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Khardiata Diallo MbayeService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Billo TallInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Ndèye Aïssatou LakheService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Cheikh TallaInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Daouda ThioubService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Amadou Moustapha NdoyeInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Daye KaService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Aboubacry GayeInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Viviane Marie-Pierre Cissé DialloService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Ndongo DiaInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Pape Samba BaHôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Mamadou CisséInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Moustapha DiopHôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.ORCID 0000-0003-4957-2264
Cheikh Tidiane DiagneInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.ORCID 0000-0003-2119-9349
Louise FortesService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Mamadou DiopInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Ndèye Maguette FallService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Fatoumata Diène SarrInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Margarite DiattaInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Mamadou Aliou BarryInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Aboubakar Sidikh BadianeService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Abdoulaye SeckInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Philippe DubrousInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Ousmane FayeInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Inès Vigan-WomasInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Cheikh LoucoubarInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.ORCID 0000-0002-9582-4197
Amadou Alpha SallInstitut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar BP 220, Senegal.
Moussa SeydiService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, De Fann University Hospital Center (CNHU FANN), Dakar BP 5035, Senegal.
Institut Pasteur de Dakar · SNCentre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann · SNHôpital Principal de Dakar · SN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As of today, little data is available on COVID-19 in African countries, where the case management relied mainly on a treatment by association between hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM). This study aimed to understand the main clinical outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Senegal from March to October 20202. We described the clinical characteristics of patients and analysed clinical status (alive and discharged versus hospitalized or died) at 15 days after Isolation and Treatment Centres (ITC) admission among adult patients who received HCQ plus AZM and those who did not receive this combination. A total of 926 patients were included in this analysis. Six hundred seventy-four (674) (72.8%) patients received a combination of HCQ and AZM. Results showed that the proportion of patient discharge at D15 was significantly higher for patients receiving HCQ plus AZM (OR: 1.63, IC 95% (1.09-2.43)). Factors associated with a lower proportion of patients discharged alive were: age ≥ 60 years (OR: 0.55, IC 95% (0.36-0.83)), having of at least one pre-existing disorder (OR: 0.61, IC 95% (0.42-0.90)), and a high clinical risk at admission following NEWS score (OR: 0.49, IC 95% (0.28-0.83)). Few side effects were reported including 2 cases of cardiac rhythmic disorders in the HCQ and AZM group versus 13 in without HCQ + AZM. An improvement of clinical status at 15 days was found for patients exposed to HCQ plus AZM combination.

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azithromycinhydroxychloroquineSARS-CoV-2Senegaltreatment

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PMCPMC8269162
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