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Duration of isolation and contagiousness in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients receiving tocilizumab and dexamethasone: A case series.
Côté, Florence; Boivin, Guy; Loungnarath, Vilayvong; Ruest, Annie; Bestman-Smith, Julie; Carbonneau, Julie; Hamelin, Marie-Ève; Roy, Marie-Claude.
Afiliação
  • Côté F; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Boivin G; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Loungnarath V; Virology Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Ruest A; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Bestman-Smith J; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Carbonneau J; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Hamelin MÈ; Virology Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
  • Roy MC; Virology Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 44(4): 655-658, 2023 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35135646
ABSTRACT
We describe 10 patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who received tocilizumab and dexamethasone. We correlated isolation duration with cycle thresholds (Ct) values of nucleic acid amplification tests, clinical state and viral cultures. Isolation duration exceeded 21 days for 7 patients due to positive viral cultures or Ct values <30.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: COVID-19 Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Assunto da revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: COVID-19 Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Assunto da revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Canadá