Impact of tocilizumab on mortality and/or invasive mechanical ventilation requirement in a cohort of 206 COVID-19 patients
Author(s) -
Timothée Klopfenstein,
Souheil Zayet,
Anne Lohse,
Phillippe Selles,
H. Zahra,
N’dri Juliette Kadiane-Oussou,
Lynda Toko,
PierreYves Royer,
JeanCharles Balblanc,
Vincent Gendrin,
Thierry Conrozier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.024
Subject(s) - tocilizumab , medicine , mechanical ventilation , clinical endpoint , pneumonia , covid-19 , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , rheumatoid arthritis , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
No therapy has proven to be effective yet to reduce mortality and/or invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) requirement in COVID-19. Tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with severe COVID-19 could be an effective treatment.
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