Tocilizumab and liver injury in patients with COVID-19
Current mortality rate in patients with COVID-19 disease is about 2%, whereas 5% of patients require admission to the intensive care unit. It is assumed that interleukin (IL)-6 may be involved in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19 infections; therefore, in the absence of a specific antiviral therap...
Main Authors: | Gaetano Serviddio, Rosanna Villani, Giovanni Stallone, Giulia Scioscia, Maria Pia Foschino-Barbaro, Donato Lacedonia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284820959183 |
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