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Comment
. 2021 Feb;27(2):158-159.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.033. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Tocilizumab versus the Covid19 tempest: All's well that ends well or much ado about nothing?

Todd C Lee  1 , Guillaume Butler-Laporte  2 , Zain Chagla  3 , Emily G McDonald  4
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Tocilizumab versus the Covid19 tempest: All's well that ends well or much ado about nothing?

Todd C Lee et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Feb.
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  • Treatment with tocilizumab or corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients with hyperinflammatory state: a multicentre cohort study (SAM-COVID-19).
    Rodríguez-Baño J, Pachón J, Carratalà J, Ryan P, Jarrín I, Yllescas M, Arribas JR, Berenguer J; SAM-COVID Study Group; Fundación SEIMC-GESIDA; Hospital Universitario La Paz; Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Hospital Infanta Leonor; Complejo Hospitalario Virgen de la Salud; Hospital Universitario Rafael Méndez; Hospital Universitario de Cruces; Hospital de Melilla; Hospital San Eloy de Barakaldo; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Hospital Universitario Puerto Real; Hospital do Salnés; Hospital del Mar; Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca; Hospital Clínico San Cecilio; Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu; Hospital Josep Trueta; Hospital Dos De Maig - Consorci Sanitari Integral; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia; Complejo Asistencial de Ávila; Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Hospital de Barcelona SCIAS; Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro; Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa; Hospital CIMA-Sanitas; Hospital La Inmaculada; Hospital de Guadalajara; Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia; Hospital Comarcal de Blanes; Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrín; Hospital Son Espases; Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña; Hospital Costa del Sol; Hospital Cl… See abstract for full author list ➔ Rodríguez-Baño J, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Feb;27(2):244-252. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.08.010. Epub 2020 Aug 27. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021. PMID: 32860964 Free PMC article.

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