Severe Outcomes Among U.S. Patients with Covid-19, Feb 12–Mar 16, 2020

Re:Severe Outcomes Among U.S. Patients with Covid-19, Feb 12... by koolba on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:41PM (#22623504)

Isn’t Azithromycin antibiotics? (Z-pack?)

How would that help vs a virus? Or does it just help the body from having other unrelated things to also fight?

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Re:Severe Outcomes Among U.S. Patients with Covid-19, Feb 12... by treis on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:05PM (#22623676)

It has a broad effect on the immune system and inflammation beyond it's anti-bacterial effects. Lots of changes to the production/expression of different factors and cell mechanisms. I don't think it's fully understood how it helps in situations like this but probably related to inflammation and reducing the cytokine storm.

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Re:Severe Outcomes Among U.S. Patients with Covid-19, Feb 12... by koolba on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:13PM (#22623727)

Interesting. Is there any research on using it in isolation to treat this or other coronavirus? Or only in combination with the other drug?

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