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The association of antiviral drugs with COVID-19 morbidity: The retrospective analysis of a nationwide COVID-19 cohort

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dc.creator DEVECİ, FİGEN
dc.creator BÖREKÇİ, Şermin
dc.creator BOYACI, HAŞİM
dc.creator BAŞYİĞİT, İLKNUR
dc.creator Gulhan, Pinar Yildiz
dc.creator GEMİCİOĞLU, Bilun
dc.creator BAYRAKTAR, FIRAT
dc.creator Elbek, Osman
dc.creator HANTA, İSMAİL
dc.creator Kuzu Okur, Hacer
dc.creator Sagcan, Gulseren
dc.creator UZUN, OĞUZ
dc.creator AKGÜN, Metin
dc.creator Altinisik, Goksel
dc.creator DİKENSOY, ÖNER
dc.creator ÖZTÜRK, Önder
dc.creator Dursun, Berna
dc.creator Tuna, Tibel
dc.creator Turgut, Teyfik
dc.creator Altin, Sedat
dc.creator ÇAKIR EDİS, EBRU
dc.creator Gulhan, Erkmen
dc.creator Eyuboglu, Fusun Oner
dc.creator Gultekin, Okkes
dc.creator Havlucu, Yavuz
dc.creator Ozkan, Metin
dc.creator ŞAKAR COŞKUN, AYŞIN
dc.creator SAYINER, ABDULLAH
dc.creator BABAYİĞİT, CENK
dc.creator KÖKTÜRK, NURDAN
dc.creator KUL, SEVAL
dc.creator Cetinkaya, Pelin Duru
dc.creator NAYCI, SİBEL
dc.creator KALYONCU, ALİ FUAT
dc.creator Itil, Oya
dc.creator Bayram, Hasan
dc.creator ARGUN BARIŞ, SERAP
dc.creator Karcioglu, Oguz
dc.creator AYSERT YILDIZ, PINAR
dc.creator Irmak, Ilim
dc.creator Yuksel, Aycan Akbas
dc.creator Sekibag, Yonca
dc.creator BAYDAR TOPRAK, OYA
dc.creator AZAK KARALİ, EMEL
dc.creator Mulamahmutoglu, Sait
dc.creator ÇUHADAROĞLU, Çağlar
dc.creator Demirel, Aslihan
dc.creator KERGET, Buğra
dc.creator BARAN KETENCİOĞLU, BURCU
dc.creator ÖZGER, HASAN SELÇUK
dc.creator Ozkan, Gulcihan
dc.creator TÜRE YÜCE, ZEYNEP
dc.creator ERGAN, BEGÜM
dc.creator AVKAN OĞUZ, VİLDAN
dc.creator KILINÇ, OĞUZ
dc.creator Ercelik, Merve
dc.creator ULUKAVAK ÇİFTÇİ, TANSU
dc.creator Alici, Ozlem
dc.creator NURLU TEMEL, Esra
dc.creator Gunluoglu, Gulsah
dc.creator TOR, MÜGE MELTEM
dc.creator Ataoglu, Ozlem
dc.creator Kose, Neslihan
dc.creator Aydin, Asena
dc.creator Bahcetepe, Dilek Cetiner
dc.creator Gullu, Yusuf Taha
dc.creator Fakili, Fusun
dc.creator OĞUZÜLGEN, İPEK KIVILCIM
dc.date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-09T12:00:51Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-09T12:00:51Z
dc.identifier 278460da-6c8a-4531-8616-555c2bf45594
dc.identifier 10.3389/fmed.2022.894126
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/278460da-6c8a-4531-8616-555c2bf45594/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/97670
dc.description Background and objectivesAlthough several repurposed antiviral drugs have been used for the treatment of COVID-19, only a few such as remdesivir and molnupiravir have shown promising effects. The objectives of our study were to investigate the association of repurposed antiviral drugs with COVID-19 morbidity. MethodsPatients admitted to 26 different hospitals located in 16 different provinces between March 11-July 18, 2020, were enrolled. Case definition was based on WHO criteria. Patients were managed according to the guidelines by Scientific Board of Ministry of Health of Turkey. Primary outcomes were length of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) requirement, and intubation. ResultsWe retrospectively evaluated 1,472 COVID-19 adult patients; 57.1% were men (mean age = 51.9 +/- 17.7years). A total of 210 (14.3%) had severe pneumonia, 115 (7.8%) were admitted to ICUs, and 69 (4.7%) were intubated during hospitalization. The median (interquartile range) of duration of hospitalization, including ICU admission, was 7 (5-12) days. Favipiravir (n = 328), lopinavir/ritonavir (n = 55), and oseltamivir (n = 761) were administered as antiviral agents, and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, n = 1,382) and azithromycin (n = 738) were used for their immunomodulatory activity. Lopinavir/ritonavir (beta [95% CI]: 4.71 [2.31-7.11]; p = 0.001), favipiravir (beta [95% CI]: 3.55 [2.56-4.55]; p = 0.001) and HCQ (beta [95% CI]: 0.84 [0.02-1.67]; p = 0.046) were associated with increased risk of lengthy hospital stays. Furthermore, favipiravir was associated with increased risks of ICU admission (OR [95% CI]: 3.02 [1.70-5.35]; p = 0.001) and invasive mechanical ventilation requirement (OR [95% CI]: 2.94 [1.28-6.75]; p = 0.011). ConclusionOur findings demonstrated that antiviral drugs including lopinavir, ritonavir, and favipiravir were associated with negative clinical outcomes such as increased risks for lengthy hospital stay, ICU admission, and invasive mechanical ventilation requirement. Therefore, repurposing such agents without proven clinical evidence might not be the best approach for COVID-19 treatment.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title The association of antiviral drugs with COVID-19 morbidity: The retrospective analysis of a nationwide COVID-19 cohort
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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