Selected article for: "important strategy and viral infection"

Author: McCreary, Erin K; Pogue, Jason M
Title: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treatment: A Review of Early and Emerging Options
  • Document date: 2020_3_23
  • ID: j0i9ozsz_45
    Snippet: Patient populations who warrant therapy and the timing of initiation of therapy need to be defined. Given that disease progression can occur rapidly in stable patients and that viral loads are highest early in the infection course, the authors of this review opine that rapid initiation of therapy in high-risk populations (patients who are hospitalized or outpatients who are at high risk of complications) is rational and should be considered, idea.....
    Document: Patient populations who warrant therapy and the timing of initiation of therapy need to be defined. Given that disease progression can occur rapidly in stable patients and that viral loads are highest early in the infection course, the authors of this review opine that rapid initiation of therapy in high-risk populations (patients who are hospitalized or outpatients who are at high risk of complications) is rational and should be considered, ideally in the context of a well-controlled, adequately powered trial. More important, however, this strategy is not without risk and needs to be weighed against potential adverse events (that remain poorly defined) and impending drug shortages with increases in use of these agents. To help address these concerns, careful consideration should be given to duration of therapy with many clinical trials and institutional protocols recommending 5-7 days for uncomplicated disease. Duration of therapy should be individualized to the patient and the progression of disease.

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