Early corticosteroid initiation delays viral RNA clearance in respiratory secretions of COVID-19 patients

Adv Respir Med. 2021;89(6):624-625. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0112.

Authors

Ioannis Pantazopoulos¹, Georgios Mavrovounis², Athanasios Kyritsis³, Garyfallia Perlepe³, Angeliki Miziou³, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Thessaly, Faculty of Medicine, Biopolis, Greece. pantazopoulosioannis@yahoo.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Thessaly, Faculty of Medicine, Biopolis, Greece.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, Medical School, University General Hospital of Larisa, Biopolis, Greece.

PMID: 34966985
DOI: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0112

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
Aged
COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
Greece
Humans
Middle Aged
RNA, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Sputum / virology*
Time-to-Treatment
Virus Shedding*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
RNA, Viral