Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a

Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a

The outbreak of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. Until now, no definite effective treatment has been identified. We reported 3 patients with severe COVID-19 treated with pegylated interferon alfa 2a with satisfactory recovery. Based on these observations, ran...

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Main Authors: Rania M. El-Lababidi, Mohamad Mooty, Maria-Fernanda Bonilla, Nouran M. Salem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Coronavirus disease 2019
Pegylated interferon alfa 2a
Interferons
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301451
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spelling doaj-ba530b11c12e41e2828cb01c42c810b12021-07-02T19:46:19ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0121e00837Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2aRania M. El-Lababidi0Mohamad Mooty1Maria-Fernanda Bonilla2Nouran M. Salem3Department of Pharmacy Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, p.o. box 112412, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author.Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, p.o. box 112412, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe outbreak of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. Until now, no definite effective treatment has been identified. We reported 3 patients with severe COVID-19 treated with pegylated interferon alfa 2a with satisfactory recovery. Based on these observations, randomized studies with interferons should be considered in deteriorating patients infected with COVID-19.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301451Coronavirus disease 2019Pegylated interferon alfa 2aInterferonsSARS-CoV-2
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author Rania M. El-Lababidi
Mohamad Mooty
Maria-Fernanda Bonilla
Nouran M. Salem
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Mohamad Mooty
Maria-Fernanda Bonilla
Nouran M. Salem
Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
IDCases
Coronavirus disease 2019
Pegylated interferon alfa 2a
Interferons
SARS-CoV-2
author_facet Rania M. El-Lababidi
Mohamad Mooty
Maria-Fernanda Bonilla
Nouran M. Salem
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title Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
title_short Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
title_full Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
title_fullStr Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
title_sort treatment of severe pneumonia due to covid-19 with peginterferon alfa 2a
publisher Elsevier
series IDCases
issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2020-01-01
description The outbreak of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. Until now, no definite effective treatment has been identified. We reported 3 patients with severe COVID-19 treated with pegylated interferon alfa 2a with satisfactory recovery. Based on these observations, randomized studies with interferons should be considered in deteriorating patients infected with COVID-19.
topic Coronavirus disease 2019
Pegylated interferon alfa 2a
Interferons
SARS-CoV-2
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301451
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