Corticosteroid therapy is associated with the delay of SARS-CoV-2 clearance in COVID-19 patients

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The impact of corticosteroid treatment on virological course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the association between corticosteroid and viral clearance in COVID-19. The clinical data of COVID-19 patients from 10 hospitals of Jiangsu, China, were retrospectively collected. Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier analysis were used to analyze the adverse factors of virus clearance. Of the 309 COVID-19 patients, eighty-nine (28.8%) patients received corticosteroid treatment during hospitalization. Corticosteroid group showed higher C-reactive protein (median 11.1 vs. 7.0 mg/l, P = 0.018) and lower lymphocytes (median 0.9 vs. 1.4 × 109/l, P < 0.001) on admission. Fever (93.3% vs. 65.0%, P < 0.001) and cough (69.7% vs. 57.3%, P = 0.043) were more common in corticosteroid group. The proportions of patients with severe illness (34.8% vs. 1.8%, P < 0.001), respiratory failure (25.8% vs. 1.4%, P < 0.001), acute respiratory distress syndrome (4.5% vs. 0%, P = 0.002), and admission to ICU (20.2% vs. 0.9%, P < 0.001) were significantly higher in corticosteroid group than non-corticosteroid group. The duration of virus clearance (median 18.0 vs. 16.0 days, P < 0.001) and hospitalization (median 17.0 vs. 15.0 days, P < 0.001) were also significantly longer in corticosteroid group than non-corticosteroid group. Treated with corticosteroid (Hazard ratio [HR], 0.698; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.512 to 0.951; P = 0.023) was an adverse factor of the clearance of SARS-CoV-2, especially for male patients (HR, 0.620; 95% CI, 0.408 to 0.942; P = 0.025). The cumulative probability of SARS-CoV-2 clearance was lower in corticosteroid group (P < 0.001). Corticosteroid treatment may delay the SARS-CoV-2 clearance of COVID-19 patients and should be used with cautions.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:889

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European journal of pharmacology - 889(2020) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 173556

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Chuanwu [VerfasserIn]
Jian Wang [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Leyang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chunyang [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Xiaomin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Songping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Biao [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Tianmin [VerfasserIn]
Ming, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Huaping [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Xiang-An [VerfasserIn]
Sang, Dawen [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Xinying [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiaobing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Issa, Rahma [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Longgen [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Xuebing [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Chao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Coronavirus disease 2019
Corticosteroid
Journal Article
Methylprednisolone
Virus clearance
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Date Completed 21.12.2020

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173556

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NLM315134305