COVID-19 Treatment at a Glance
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the world, the ongoing clinical trials are leading to a big race worldwide to develop a treatment that will help control the pandemic. Unfortunately, COVID-19 does not have any known effective treatment with reliable study results yet. In this pandemic, there is not a lot of time to develop a new specific agent because of the rapid spread of the disease. The process of developing a vaccine is long and requires hard work. Although the pathophysiology of the disease is not fully understood, some of the proposed treatment alternatives are based on old evidence and some have been used with the idea that they might work owing to their mechanism of action. The efficacy, reliability, and safety of the currently available treatment alternatives are therefore a matter of debate. Currently, the main therapies used in the treatment of COVID-19 are antiviral drugs and chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine. Other proposed options include tocilizumab, convalescent plasma, and steroids, but the mainstay of the treatment in intensive care units remains supportive therapies.
Source: Turkish Thoracic Journal
Authors: Huseyin Arikan, Dilek Karadogan, Fatma Tokgoz Akyil, Aycan Yuksel, Zehra Nur Toreyin, Canan Gunduz Gurkan, Feride Marim, Tugba Sismanlar Eyuboglu, Nagehan Emiralioglu, Tugba Ramasli Gursoy, Irem Serifoglu, Abdulsamet Sandal, Asli Oncel, Berrin Er, Neslihan Kose, Dorina Esendagli, Mina Hizal, Aslihan Banu Er, Fatma Esra Gunaydin, Ilknur Kaya, Hilal Ozakinci, Umran Ozden Sertcelik, Hatice Celik Tuglu, Nilufer Aylin Acet Ozurk, Ozlem Ataoglu, Ahu Cerit Cakir, Huseyin Toptay, Merve Ercelik, Elif Develi, Selman Celik, Fatma Gulsum Karakas, Halime Yildirim, Damla Karadeniz Guven, Nazli Cetin, Sumeyye Nur Aslan Kucukyurt, Mehmet Fatih Elverisli, Pinar Yildiz Gulhan, Metin Akgun
Institutions: Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Yedikule Teaching Hospital, Ufuk University, Kutahya Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi, Gazi University, Hacettepe University, Ministry of Health, Başkent University, Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Denizli Devlet Hastanesi, Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇, Ardahan Devlet Hastanesi, Ankara University, Düzce Üniversitesi, HSU Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Yeditepe University, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Pamukkale University, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Atatürk University
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3112410591