Lopinavir/ritonavir did not shorten the duration of SARS CoV-2 shedding in patients with mild pneumonia in Taiwan
Author(s) -
ChienYu Cheng,
Yulin Lee,
ChengPin Chen,
Yi-Chun Lin,
Chun-Eng Liu,
C Liao,
ShuHsing Cheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of microbiology immunology and infection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1995-9133
pISSN - 1684-1182
DOI - 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.03.032
Subject(s) - lopinavir , lopinavir/ritonavir , ritonavir , medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , virology , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
An increase of Ct values was 0.9 per day in 2 cases of COVID-19 treated with lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), an increase was 1.0 per day in 3 cases without LPV/r through illness day 1-10, indicating that LPV/r did not shorten the duration of SARS CoV-2 shedding.
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