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0 0.5 1 1.5 2+ Viral clearance time -3% Improvement Relative Risk Viral clearance time (b) 59% Favipiravir for COVID-19  Hafez et al.  LATE TREATMENT Is late treatment with favipiravir + HCQ beneficial for COVID-19? Retrospective 1,505 patients in United Arab Emirates No significant difference in viral clearance c19early.org Hafez et al., Antibiotics, April 2022 Favors favipiravir Favors control

Antiviral Used among Non-Severe COVID-19 Cases in Relation to Time till Viral Clearance: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Hafez et al., Antibiotics, doi:10.3390/antibiotics11040498
Apr 2022  
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Retrospective hospitalized patients in the United Arab Emirates, showing no significant difference in viral clearance with different combinations of HCQ, AZ, favipiravir, and lopinavir/ritonavir.
Study covers HCQ and favipiravir.
viral clearance time, 3.1% higher, HR 1.03, p = 0.09, treatment 59, control 1,446, inverted to make HR<1 favor treatment, HCQ + favipiravir, Cox proportional hazards.
viral clearance time, 58.7% lower, HR 0.41, p = 0.09, treatment 4, control 1,446, inverted to make HR<1 favor treatment, HCQ + favipiravir + lopinavir/ritonavir, Cox proportional hazards.
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Hafez et al., 8 Apr 2022, retrospective, United Arab Emirates, peer-reviewed, 6 authors, this trial uses multiple treatments in the treatment arm (combined with HCQ) - results of individual treatments may vary.
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Antiviral Used among Non-Severe COVID-19 Cases in Relation to Time till Viral Clearance: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Wael Hafez, Husam Saleh, Ziad Al Baha, Mishal Tariq, Samah Hamdan, Shougyat Ahmed
Antibiotics, doi:10.3390/antibiotics11040498
1) Background: The WHO identified COVID-19 as a fast-growing epidemic worldwide. A few antivirals have shown promising effectiveness in treating COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the correlation between antiviral drugs and the time until viral clearance of SARS-CoV-2. (2) Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study that included 1731 non-severe COVID-19 patients treated in NMC Royal Hospital, UAE. (3) Results: A total of 1446 patients received symptomatic treatment only (mean age of 35.6 ± 9.0 years). The analyzed antiviral treatment protocols were azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, and favipiravir. The produced Kaplan-Meier plots showed no significant differences in the time until viral clearance among the compared protocols, which showed overlapping confidence intervals, which were determined by performing the log-rank and adjusted pairwise log-rank tests (p = 0.2, log-rank = 9.3). The age and gender of patients did not significantly affect the rate of viral clearance regardless of the antiviral therapy administered, even when compared to patients who received symptomatic treatment only, with the exception of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), azithromycin, and favipiravir, which increased the odds of a faster rate of viral clearance by 46% after adjustments. (4) Conclusions: No significant differences were observed regarding the time until viral clearance among non-severe COVID-19 patients following the prescription of different antiviral drugs.
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