Effect of pre-hospitalization use of oral antiviral agents on reducing critical illness and mortality for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of administering nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and molnupiravir before hospitalisation on subsequent critical illness among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who required hospitalisation between 1 January 1 2022 and 31 August 2022. The primary outcomes were the development of critical illness, including intensive care unit admission, use of mechanical ventilation, or mortality. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the varying risks of critical illness and mortality. A total of 1,011 COVID-19 patients were analysed. Among them, 304 (30.1%) received molnupiravir and 131 (13.0%) received nirmatrelvir/ritonavir before hospitalisation.

RESULTS: There were significant reductions for critical illness (adjusted odds ratio 0.29, 95% confidence interval 0.21-0.39, P < 0.001) and mortality (adjusted odds ratio 0.40, 95% confidence interval 0.27-0.59, P < 0.001) in patients receiving oral antivirals compared with those who did not. No significant differences in critical illness were observed between molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. The combination of COVID-19 vaccines and oral antivirals can further reduce the risk of critical illness in high-risk populations.

CONCLUSION: Administering molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir before hospitalisation reduced the risk of COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe pneumonia progressing to critical illness and mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

International journal of antimicrobial agents - 63(2024), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 107020

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yii, Yong-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Shih, Hong-Mo [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chieh-Lung [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Zi-Lun [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Yu-Lung [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Chia-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Hsueh, Po-Ren [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Der-Yang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Antiviral Agents
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Critical illness
Cytidine
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Hydroxylamines
Journal Article
Lactams
Leucine
Molnupiravir
Nirmatrelvir
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
Nitriles
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Oral antivirals
Proline
Ritonavir
Vaccine
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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 15.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.107020

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363903771