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Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas

versión On-line ISSN 1729-519X

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GOMEZ TEJEDA, Jairo Jesús; DIEGUEZ GUACH, Ronny Alejandro  y  PEREZ ABREU, Manuel Ramón. Therapeutic alternatives for the management of COVID-19. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2020, vol.19, suppl.1, e3328.  Epub 10-Jun-2020. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction:

COVID-19 is a pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), so far there is no fully effective specific treatment for this disease, but worldwide effort is incessant in the search for a cure.

Objective:

To describe the therapeutic alternatives for COVID-19 according to the pathophysiological mechanisms described up until now.

Material and Method:

A bibliographic review was made from a total of 31 bibliographic references. Articles, in English and Spanish, from national and international journals were searched over on-line databases such as Pubmed/Medline and Elsevier. The quality, reliability and validity of the selected articles were analyzed to carry out an adequate review.

Development:

The appearance of COVID-19 has caused an international stir due to the need to find effective treatments. Because it is a frequently self-limited disease, it becomes difficult to prove whether a therapeutic strategy is effective or the disease has run its course. The SARS-CoV viral life cycle phases provide potential targets for drug therapy, such as: viral envelope membrane fusion inhibitors, 3-chymotrypsin-like protease inhibitors, virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, endocytosis and entry inhibitors, and other medications with some immunomodulatory function.

Conclusions:

The current pandemic represents a challenge for the international medical community. Although there is no specific recommended treatment, various drugs are used with some effectiveness such as hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, kaletra and remdesivir with their respective combinations.

Palabras clave : coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; treatment.

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