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Dual Antiviral Therapy for Persistent Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Associated Organizing Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Host
Author(s) -
Caitlin A. Trottier,
Beverly Wong,
Rakhi Kohli,
Cassidy Boomsma,
Francis Magro,
Sucharita Kher,
Christina Anderlind,
Yoav Golan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciac847
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , coronavirus , viral pneumonia , covid-19 , immunology , viral shedding , antiviral therapy , disease , virology , respiratory disease , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , lung , chronic hepatitis
The management of patients with prolonged viral shedding and coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms remains unclear. Combining antivirals, as practiced in other infections, is theoretically advantageous. We present a case of persistent, symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and associated organizing pneumonia that was successfully treated with an extended course of combination antiviral therapy.

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