Possibility of deterioration of respiratory status when steroids precede antiviral drugs in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: A retrospective study.

Yu ShionoyaToshibumi TaniguchiHajime KasaiNoriko SakumaShun ImaiKohei ShikanoShin TakayanagiMisuzu YahabaTaka-Aki NakadaHidetoshi IgariSeiichiro SakaoTakuji Suzuki

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Administering steroids prior to antiviral drugs soon after symptom onset can aggravate disease severity. When administration of steroids is considered soon after symptom onset, it may be safer to initiate antiviral drugs first.

Keyphrases

drug induced
patient reported
intensive care unit