Canakinumab in a subgroup of patients with COVID-19

Affiliations

¹ Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.
² Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
³ Laboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.
⁴ VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
⁵ Clinica Medica Institute, European Center of Excellence on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.

Claudio Ucciferri et al. Lancet Rheumatol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;2(8):e457-ee458.

doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(20)30167-3. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

¹ Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.
² Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
³ Laboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.
⁴ VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
⁵ Clinica Medica Institute, European Center of Excellence on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.

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