Efficacy and safety of lopinavir-ritonavir in COVID-19: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
Tejas Patel,
Parvati B. Patel,
Manish Barvaliya,
Manoj Kumar Saurabh,
Hira Lal Bhalla,
Prem Parkash Khosla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of infection and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.983
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1876-035X
pISSN - 1876-0341
DOI - 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.03.015
Subject(s) - lopinavir , ritonavir , medicine , lopinavir/ritonavir , adverse effect , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , ribavirin , virology , confidence interval , covid-19 , viral load , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , hepatitis c virus
Lopinavir-ritonavir is a repurposed drug for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In this study, a pooled effect of lopinavir-ritonavir on mortality, virological cure, radiological improvement and safety profile in COVID-19 patients has been evaluated.
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