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. 2020 Jul;81(1):e1-e5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.002. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Arbidol combined with LPV/r versus LPV/r alone against Corona Virus Disease 2019: A retrospective cohort study

Lisi Deng  1 , Chunna Li  1 , Qi Zeng  2 , Xi Liu  1 , Xinghua Li  1 , Haitang Zhang  1 , Zhongsi Hong  3 , Jinyu Xia  4
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Arbidol combined with LPV/r versus LPV/r alone against Corona Virus Disease 2019: A retrospective cohort study

Lisi Deng et al. J Infect. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread throughout China. We aimed to compare arbidol and lopinavir/ritonavir(LPV/r) treatment for patients with COVID-19 with LPV/r only.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we included adults (age≥18years) with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 without Invasive ventilation, diagnosed between Jan 17, 2020, and Feb 13, 2020. Patients, diagnosed after Jan 17, 2020, were given oral arbidol and LPV/r in the combination group and oral LPV/r only in the monotherapy group for 5-21 days. The primary endpoint was a negative conversion rate of coronavirus from the date of COVID-19 diagnosis(day7, day14), and assessed whether the pneumonia was progressing or improving by chest CT (day7).

Results: We analyzed 16 patients who received oral arbidol and LPV/r in the combination group and 17 who oral LPV/r only in the monotherapy group, and both initiated after diagnosis. Baseline clinical, laboratory, and chest CT characteristics were similar between groups. The SARS-CoV-2 could not be detected for 12(75%) of 16 patients' nasopharyngeal specimens in the combination group after seven days, compared with 6 (35%) of 17 in the monotherapy group (p < 0·05). After 14 days, 15 (94%) of 16 and 9 (52·9%) of 17, respectively, SARS-CoV-2 could not be detected (p < 0·05). The chest CT scans were improving for 11(69%) of 16 patients in the combination group after seven days, compared with 5(29%) of 17 in the monotherapy group (p < 0·05).

Conclusion: In patients with COVID-19, the apparent favorable clinical response with arbidol and LPV/r supports further LPV/r only.

Keywords: Antiviral intervention; Arbidol; Combination therapy; Corona Virus Disease 2019; Lopinavir/ritonavir.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Study profile.
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Nasopharyngeal swab tests of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid by RT-PCR between two grous. Note: C refer to combination group; M refers to monotherapy group.
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(A) Chest CT imaging changes between two groups; (B) Stool specimen tests for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid . Note: C refers to combination group; M refers to monotherapy group.
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