Effect of glucocorticoids on the development of COVID‐19‐associated pulmonary aspergillosis: A meta‐analysis of 21 studies and 5174 patients

Z Hashim, A Nath, A Khan, M Gupta, A Kumar… - Mycoses, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract COVID‐19‐associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) remains a high mortality
mycotic infection throughout the pandemic, and glucocorticoids (GC) may be its root cause …

Clinical effectiveness of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir in patients with COVID‐19 and substance use disorders based on real‐world data

TH Liu, PY Huang, JY Wu, MH Chuang… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study assessed the clinical efficacy of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (NMV‐r) in treating
patients with coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) and substance use disorders (SUDs) …

Clinical effectiveness of oral antiviral agents for treating non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients with chronic kidney disease

CC Chen, CY Huang, JY Wu, MY Liu… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study examined the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (NMV-r) and
molnupiravir (MOV) in treating COVID-19 among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients …

Clinical effectiveness of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir for patients with COVID-19 and preexisting psychiatric disorders

TH Liu, JY Wu, PY Huang, WH Hsu… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study assessed the clinical effectiveness of the combination of nirmatrelvir
and ritonavir (NMV-r) in treating nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 who have …

The clinical outcomes and effectiveness of antiviral agents among underweight patients with COVID-19

JY Wu, MY Liu, MC Lee, KC Hung… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study investigated the outcomes of underweight patients with COVID-19 and
the effectiveness of antiviral agents in this population. Methods A retrospective cohort study …

The association between zinc deficiency, and clinical outcomes of COVID-19

JY Wu, WH Hsu, YW Tsai, TH Liu… - Journal of …, 2023 - journalofinfection.com
We read with great interest the systematic review and metaanalysis of the randomized
controlled trials conducted by Wu et al., which investigated the clinical efficacy of zinc (Zn) …