Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is an important infectious agent that was first detected in China, causing the pandemic and death of thousands of people. Although the clinic of this disease, called coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), is variable, cytokine storm and different mechanism...
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description | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is an important infectious agent that was first detected in China, causing the pandemic and death of thousands of people. Although the clinic of this disease, called coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), is variable, cytokine storm and different mechanisms can cause increased mortality as a result of progressive and serious clinical presentations. Since it belongs to a well-known group of viruses, researchers have gained momentum after the isolation and the identification of the features of the virus. Although specific drugs began to be developed, the first potential candidate drugs were drugs such as broad-spectrum antibiotics, antiviral agents, anti-parasitic agents, and interferon, which were planned to be used with similar indications before pandemic. Trials on all steps such as prophylactic and supporting therapies, as well as care for critically ill patients and vaccine investigation studies are still ongoing. The drugs used in the light of the guidelines were frequently updated and some changes were made as a result of reports on side effects and efficacy evaluations. Especially in some drug combinations, side effects like prolonged QT interval, drug-drug interactions, and restrictions on the use of some drugs in the pediatric age group or pregnancy limit the specific, evidence-based and reliable treatment. Although there are many drugs in the trial phase for COVID-19 treatment, the most promising and most effective drugs are discussed and summarized under the light of national guidelines and clinical evidences with all aspects of the literature. |
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spelling | doaj.art-2e3fa2e7506b4689a65755436bfefa972023-02-15T16:15:48ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBezmiâlem Science2148-23732148-23732020-12-018310511610.14235/bas.galenos.2020.475813049054Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19Hacer Efnan Melek ARSOY0Öner ÖZDEMİR1 Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Child Health and Diseases, Sakarya, Turkey Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Sakarya, Turkey Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is an important infectious agent that was first detected in China, causing the pandemic and death of thousands of people. Although the clinic of this disease, called coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), is variable, cytokine storm and different mechanisms can cause increased mortality as a result of progressive and serious clinical presentations. Since it belongs to a well-known group of viruses, researchers have gained momentum after the isolation and the identification of the features of the virus. Although specific drugs began to be developed, the first potential candidate drugs were drugs such as broad-spectrum antibiotics, antiviral agents, anti-parasitic agents, and interferon, which were planned to be used with similar indications before pandemic. Trials on all steps such as prophylactic and supporting therapies, as well as care for critically ill patients and vaccine investigation studies are still ongoing. The drugs used in the light of the guidelines were frequently updated and some changes were made as a result of reports on side effects and efficacy evaluations. Especially in some drug combinations, side effects like prolonged QT interval, drug-drug interactions, and restrictions on the use of some drugs in the pediatric age group or pregnancy limit the specific, evidence-based and reliable treatment. Although there are many drugs in the trial phase for COVID-19 treatment, the most promising and most effective drugs are discussed and summarized under the light of national guidelines and clinical evidences with all aspects of the literature. http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/current-therapeutic-nterventions-for-covd-19/42781 sars-cov-22019-ncovcovid-19drug treatment |
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title | Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19 |
title_full | Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19 |
title_short | Current Therapeutic Interventions for COVID-19 |
title_sort | current therapeutic interventions for covid 19 |
topic | sars-cov-2 2019-ncov covid-19 drug treatment |
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