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0098/2020 - Pharmacological therapies for patients with human coronavirus infections: a rapid systematic review
Terapia medicamentosa para infecções por coronavírus em humanos: Revisão sistemática rápida

Author:

• Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade - Andrade, K.R.C - <keitty.andrade@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-6856

Co-author(s):

• Viviane Karoline da Silva Carvalho - Carvalho, V.K.S. - <viviane.carvalho@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6804-2333
• Cecília Menezes Farinasso - Farinasso, C.M - <cecilia.farinasso@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3612-4422
• Aurelina Aguiar de Lima - Lima, A.A - <aurelina@saude.gov.br>ORCID:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-1067
• Roberta Borges Silva - Silva, R.B - <roberta.silva@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7273-5151
• Virginia Kagure Wachira - Wachira, V.K - <virginia.wachira@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8018-9939
• Helaine Carneiro Capucho - Capucho, H.C - <helainecapucho@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-7963
• Patricia Medeiros de Souza - Medeiros-Souza, P. - <pmedeirossouza@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4022-9187
• Tazio Vanni - Vanni, T - <taziovanni@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-9814
• Camile Giaretta Sachetti - Sachetti, C.G - <camile.sachetti@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-8339
• Daniela Fortunato Rêgo - Rêgo, D.F - <daniela.rego@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-2201


Abstract:

This work aimed to evaluate the effects of drug therapies for coronavirus infections. This is a rapid systematic review with search performed until April 21, 2020 in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, BVS, Global Index Medicus, Medrix, bioRxiv, Clinicaltrials.gov and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases. Thirty-six studies with 2,545 patients evaluating alternative drugs against SARS, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS were included. Most of the included studies were conducted in China with an observational design for the treatment of COVID-19. Among the most studied treatments are with antimalarials and antivirals. In antimalarial therapy, the meta-analysis of two studies with 180 participants did not identify the benefit of hydroxychloroquine concerning the negative viral load via real-time polymerase chain reaction, and the use of antivirals compared to standard care was similar regarding outcomes. The available scientific evidence is preliminary and of low methodological quality, which suggests caution when interpreting its results. Research that evaluates comparative efficacy in randomized, controlled clinical trials, with adequate follow-up time and with the methods properly disclosed and subject to scientific peer review is required. A periodic update of this review is recommended.

Keywords:

Coronavirus, Infecções por Coronavirus, Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave, Terapêutica, Revisão sistemática

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Andrade, K.R.C, Carvalho, V.K.S., Farinasso, C.M, Lima, A.A, Silva, R.B, Wachira, V.K, Capucho, H.C, Medeiros-Souza, P., Vanni, T, Sachetti, C.G, Rêgo, D.F. Pharmacological therapies for patients with human coronavirus infections: a rapid systematic review. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/May). [Citado em 20/05/2024]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/pharmacological-therapies-for-patients-with-human-coronavirus-infections-a-rapid-systematic-review/17580?id=17580&id=17580



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