Comparison of Favipiravir to Hydroxychloroquine Plus Azithromycin in the Treatment of Patients with Non-critical COVID-19: A Single-center, Retrospective, Propensity Score-matched Study

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https://doi.org/10.32552/2022.ActaMedica.719

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Objectives: In this study, we compared the clinical outcomes and effects of the treatments on laboratory parameters between patients who were treated with favipiravir (FAV) or hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin (HCQ/AZ) for COVID-19 pneumonia in non-Intensive Care Unit (non-ICU) patients.

Methods: We collected data of 260 moderate or severe COVID-19 patients hospitalized in COVID-19 wards between March 20, 2020, and September 30, 2020 retrospectively. We used propensity score matching to evaluate treatment effect on laboratory parameters of COVID-19 infection.

Results: We compared 42 patients using FAV and 42 HCQ/AZ after propensity score matching. While there were statistical differences between the therapy groups in terms of transfer to ICU and/or exitus before matching (p=0.031), this was not significant after propensity analysis (p=0.250). Patients treated with FAV stayed in the hospital nearly one more day than HCQ/AZ group but the difference was not statistically significant (9.02 days vs 8.14 days, p=0.903). The levels of AST,ALT, and LDH increased at discharge in both groups, especially in the FAV group.

Conclusions: FAV is not superior to HCQ/AZ in the treatment of COVID-19 infection in hospitalized patients with pneumonia.

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2022-03-17

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Uyaroğlu OA, Sönmezer MÇ, Telli Dizman G, Çalık Başaran N, Karahan S, Uzun Ö. Comparison of Favipiravir to Hydroxychloroquine Plus Azithromycin in the Treatment of Patients with Non-critical COVID-19: A Single-center, Retrospective, Propensity Score-matched Study. Acta Medica [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 17 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];53(1):73-82. Available from: https://actamedica.org/index.php/actamedica/article/view/719

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