Arguments in favour of remdesivir for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance 7 Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 8 Marseille, France; IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsporen@ntu.edu.tw.

Editorial

Wen-Chien Ko et al. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;55(4):105933.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105933. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance 7 Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 8 Marseille, France; IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsporen@ntu.edu.tw.

No abstract available

Keywords: Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; Remdesivir; SARS-CoV-2; Wuhan pneumonia.

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