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Effects of Tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Due to the lack of proven therapies, we evaluated the effects of early administration of tocilizumab for COVID-19. By inhibition of the IL-6 receptor, tocilizumab may help to mitigate the hyperinflammatory response associated with progressive respiratory failure from SARS-CoV-2. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Vu, Christine A., DeRonde, Kailynn J., Vega, Ana D., Maxam, Meshell, Holt, Gregory, Natori, Yoichiro, Zamora, Jose Gonzales, Salazar, Veronica, Boatwright, Renata, Morris, Stephen R., de Lima Corvino, Daniela, Betances, Anmary Fernandez, Colucci, Leah, Keegan, James, Lopez, Andy, Rezk, Andrew Hany, Rodriguez, Yvette, Moraru, Gabriela M., Doblecki, Susanne, De La Zerda, David J., Abbo, Lilian M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33353546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05701-4