Treatment and research lines for the patient with COVID-19. What do we have and where are we going?

Int Braz J Urol. 2020 Jul;46(suppl.1):125-132. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.S118.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents the most significant global public health crisis of this generation. From the beginning of the pandemic, several publications and on-line resources about different treatment lines have been done, and development effort in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to investigate potential therapies is unprecedented. Unfortunately, until now, there is not enough evidence to recommend any specific anti-COVID19 treatment. Randomized clinical trials and high-quality evidence, even in the middle of a pandemic, are needed. We provide a review of the latest published literature on the therapeutic strategies and current investigational lines for SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: COVID-19 diagnostic testing [Supplementary Concept]; Patients; Therapeutics.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • Biomedical Research / trends*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
  • SARS-CoV-2