Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
10.3906/sag-2008-33
Abstract
Background/aim: The aim of this descriptive article is to share the experience in Ege University, Turkey with favipiravir in the treatment of severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Materials and methods: This retrospective descriptive study included patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented with or developed severe pneumonia. Results: Forty patients who completed a full course (at least 5 days) of favipiravir were included in the study. At baseline, 30 (75%) patients required treatment for respiratory distress. Thirty-three patients (82.5%) were discharged from the hospital with full recovery, 6 patients (15%) died and 1 case (2.5%) was still at the intensive care unit (ICU) when this paper was written. Conclusion: This study provides relevant information for the treatment of COVID-19, suggesting that favipiravir was associated with significant clinical and laboratory improvements in the majority of the patients, is a safe drug with no serious side effects and would merit further investigation.
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, favipiravir, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, antiviral therapy
First Page
912
Last Page
920
Recommended Citation
ERDEM, HÜSEYİN AYTAÇ; EKREN, PERVİN KORKMAZ; ÇAĞLAYAN, DERYA; TAŞBAKAN, MELTEM; YAMAZHAN, TANSU; TAŞBAKAN, MEHMET SEZAİ; SAYINER, ABDULLAH; and GÖKENGİN, AYŞE DENİZ
(2021)
"Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia with favipiravir: early results from the EgeUniversity cohort, Turkey,"
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 51:
No.
3, Article 4.
https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2008-33
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol51/iss3/4
