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Use of tocilizumab in a patient with severe COVID-19 in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana: a case report

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019 has rapidly spread globally with significant negative impact on health. There is an urgent need for a drug or vaccine certified for treating and preventing COVID-19 respectively. Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 monoclonal receptor an...

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Autores principales:	Hardy, Yasmine Oladele, Hutton-Mensah, Kojo Awotwi, Amenuke, Divine Aseye Yao, Amoah-Dankwah, James
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7796835/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33456654 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.1.25851

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