Experience of short-term hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in COVID-19 patients and effect on QTc trend

Chee Peng Hor; Narwani Hussin; Saravanaa Nalliah; Way Ti Ooi; Xing Yi Tang; Sara Zachariah; Gurpreet Pal Singh Jugindar Singh; Rosilawati Abdul Rani; Kunaraj Perumal; Wee Kooi Cheah

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.058

Experience of short-term hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in COVID-19 patients and effect on QTc trend

J Infect. 2020 Aug;81(2):e117-e119. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.058. Epub 2020 May 28.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Blok D, No 1, Jalan Setia Murni U13/ 52, Seksyen U13, Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Clinical Research Centre, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Jalan Tun Hussein Onn, Seberang Jaya, 13700, Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang; Department of Medicine, Kepala Batas Hospital, Jalan Bertam 2, 13200, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: cheepengh@yahoo.com.
² Clinical Research Centre, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: drwani@moh.gov.my.
³ Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: n.saravanaa@ymail.com.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: ooiwayti@hotmail.com.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: xing-yi@live.com.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: sararuth90@yahoo.com.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: gur_pal87@yahoo.com.
⁸ Clinical Research Centre, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: ila_croft@yahoo.com.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: kunaraj19@gmail.com.
¹⁰ Clinical Research Centre, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia; Department of Medicine, Taiping Hospital, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Electronic address: wkcheah@hotmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: Azithromycin; COVID-19; Hydroxychloroquine; QT prolongation; Risk assessment.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Azithromycin
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Hydroxychloroquine
Azithromycin