Overview of clinical outcome and therapeutic effectiveness of Favipiravir in patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Overview of clinical outcome and therapeutic effectiveness of Favipiravir in patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Background: Prior to the availability of the current COVID-19 vaccine, the need to control the pandemic worldwide was focused on management of the disease using previously approved antivirals, including Favipiravir which inhibits viral replication through the RNA dependent RNA polymerase enzyme. Fav...

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Main Authors: Abbas Al Mutair, Jinan Shamou, Saad Alhumaid, Laila Layqah, Gasmelseed Y. Ahmed, Koritala Thoyaja, Mohammed Al Mohaini, Sana Almahmoud, Mazin Barry, Amjad Khan, Kuldeep Dhama, Lamiaa Hamad Al-Jamea, Alxeander Woodman, Ali A. Rabaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
Favipiravir
Efficacy and safety
Critically ill
ICU
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034122000259

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