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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2024

Systematic evaluation of therapeutic effectiveness of Azvudine in treating COVID-19 hospitalized patients: a retrospective cohort study.

Yingkai Xu, Yuan Huang, Zihan Yuan, Wanbing Liu, Li Wang, Lei Liu

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yingkai Xu *Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yuan Huang *Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics; General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zihan YuanMedical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Wanbing LiuDepartment of Transfusion Medicine; General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Li WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, China.
Lei LiuDepartment of Transfusion Medicine; General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

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Background: Azvudine, a repurposed oral small molecule antiviral drug, has potential effects in combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, studies on its clinical efficacy in patients with COVID-19 are still limited and controversial, and further research and validation are necessary. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized in the General Hospital of Central Theater Command from 1 December 2022 to 31 January 2023. We included 132 patients treated with Azvudine and 132 controls after screening and propensity score matching. The primary outcomes including all-cause mortality and a composite outcome of disease progression such as non-invasive respiratory support, invasive respiratory support, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and death were compared. Results: Azvudine recipients had a much lower incidence rate of composite disease progression outcome than controls (13.9075/1000 person-days versus 25.7731/1000 person-days, Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that Azvudine has a significant positive impact on the clinical recovery of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. These findings provide important support for the use of Azvudine as a therapeutic option for COVID-19, given the current divergent views on its therapeutic efficacy and its importance in public health and medical care.

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Antiviral AgentsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHospitalizationSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAntiviral Agentsall-cause deathAzvudinecomposite disease progression outcomeCOVID-19retrospective cohort study

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