Current pharmacological modalities for management of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the rationale for their utilization: A review.
Rev Med Virol
; 30(5): e2136, 2020 09.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32644275
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a pandemic which is putting strain on the health-care system and global economy. There is much pressure to develop both preventative and curative therapies for SARS-CoV-2 as there is no evidence to support therapies to improve outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2. Medications that inhibit certain steps of virus life cycle that are currently used to treat other illnesses such as Malaria, Ebola, HIV and Hepatitis C are being studied for use against SARS-CoV-2. To date, data is limited for medications that facilitate clinical improvement of COVID-19 infections.
Key words
2019-nCoV; COVID-19; Lopinavir/Ritonavir; RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors; Remdesivir; SARS CoV-2; SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV); Umifenovir; acetazolamide; acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); autoimmune; camostat mesylate; chloroquine; high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE); hydroxychloroquine; novel coronavirus 2019; pandemic; severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Host-Pathogen Interactions
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev Med Virol
Journal subject:
VIROLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Country of publication:
Reino Unido