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. 2021 May 4;72(9):1682-1683.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa910.

Early Combination of Tocilizumab and Corticosteroids: An Upgrade in Anti-inflammatory Therapy for Severe Coronavirus Disease (COVID)

Diego Martínez-Urbistondo  1 , Ramón Costa Segovia  1 , Rafael Suárez Del Villar Carrero  1 , Carlos Risco Risco  1 , Paula Villares Fernández  1
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Early Combination of Tocilizumab and Corticosteroids: An Upgrade in Anti-inflammatory Therapy for Severe Coronavirus Disease (COVID)

Diego Martínez-Urbistondo et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Multivariate Cox regression. Comparison between standard and early anti-inflammatory therapy in severe COVID-19.
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