Potentially therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2: rapid review of the evidence
| Title: | Potentially therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2: rapid review of the evidence |
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| Authors: | Guido Bendezu-Quispe, Milton José Max Rodríguez-Zúñiga, Yuani Miriam Roman, Laura Melissa Mori-Llontop, Verónica Peralta, Fabián Fiestas |
| Source: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 320-6 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: | coronavirus, síndrome respiratorio agudo grave 2, covid-19, tratamiento farmacológico covid-19, evaluación de la tecnología biomédica, perú, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: | The Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI) of the Seguro Social de Salud (EsSalud) has completed seven brief reports by means of rapid reviews of evidence regarding the potentially effective therapies against SARS-CoV-2 in order to provide current and relevant information for decision makers, clinicians, researchers and the academic community in Peru. The therapeutic agents evaluated were chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, tocilizumab, oseltamivir, interferon, atazanavir and anti SARS-CoV-2 serum. Evidence identification included the review of PubMed and Cochrane Library electronic databases. Additionally, manual search was carried out on websites from groups dedicated to research and education on health, as well as in the main specialized societies or institutions, such as, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, in order to reduce publication bias, the websites: www.clinicaltrials.gov and http://apps.who.int/trialsearch were searched to identify in-progress or unpublished clinical trials. Finally, a “snowball” strategy was performed by reviewing the reference lists of the systematic reviews, primary studies and selected narrative reviews to identify relevant information. The latest review (March 27, 2020) showed that there is no evidence to recommend any medication for patients´ treatment with COVID-19. More evidence, preferably high-quality randomized clinical trials, is needed for decision-making against SARS-CoV-2. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | Spanish; Castilian |
| ISSN: | 1726-4634 1726-4642 |
| Relation: | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/5409; https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4634; https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4642 |
| DOI: | 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.372.5409 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/fd9800ddcff54a73a31e538dc6e2fe10 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.fd9800ddcff54a73a31e538dc6e2fe10 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 17264634 17264642 |
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| DOI: | 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.372.5409 |
| Published in: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública |
| Language: | Spanish; Castilian |