Early Outpatient Treatment of Symptomatic, High-Risk COVID-19 Patients That Should Be Ramped Up Immediately as Key to the Pandemic Crisis
Risch HA. Early Outpatient Treatment of Symptomatic, High-Risk COVID-19 Patients That Should Be Ramped Up Immediately as Key to the Pandemic Crisis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 189: 1218-1226. PMID: 32458969, PMCID: PMC7546206, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient treatmentHigh-risk COVID-19 patientsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2High-risk patientsUse of hydroxychloroquineMultiple comorbid conditionsCOVID-19 patientsEfficacy of hydroxychloroquineEarly outpatient treatmentStandard of careSyndrome coronavirus 2Mild effectivenessOutpatient diseasesOutpatient illnessOutpatient trialSuch patientsSymptomatic diseaseComorbid conditionsCoronavirus 2Hospitalized inpatientsClinical trialsCandidate medicationsHydroxychloroquine