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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

COVID-19: Considerations about immune suppression and biologicals at the time of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Giulia Costanzo, William Cordeddu, Luchino Chessa, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide Firinu

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giulia CostanzoDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Cagliari, Italy.
William CordedduDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Cagliari, Italy.
Luchino ChessaDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Cagliari, Italy.
Stefano Del GiaccoDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Cagliari, Italy.
Davide FirinuDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato 09042, Cagliari, Italy. davide.firinu@unica.it.
University of Cagliari · ITCreative Research Enterprises (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extent of the profound immunological and nonimmunological responses linked to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is currently being investigated worldwide due to the large burden associated with death due to SARS-CoV-2 and the short-term consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It has been hypothesized that patients on immunosuppressive treatments, including biologics, may have an augmented risk of being infected by SARS-CoV-2; however, there are currently no definitive data about biological drugs and COVID-19 in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Current epidemiological models developed to understand how long the COVID-19 epidemic may last are not conclusive and range from sustained epidemics to complete elimination. Nevertheless, even in the best-case scenario of apparent elimination, there is concordance about a possible contagion resurgence as late as 2024. Therefore, knowledge of the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on immune-mediated diseases and among patients treated with biologicals, together with the results of novel and promising COVID-19 treatment strategies targeting the virus and the host immune response (or both), will help us to best manage our patients during this pandemic over the next few years.

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Biological drugsCOVID-19Cytokine stormImmune-mediated diseasesImmunosuppressive drugsTargeted therapies

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PMID34307589
PMCPMC8281435
OpenAlexW3181509189

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