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Am J Ther. 2021 Dec 23;29(1):e95-e98. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001397.

Colchicine Treatment in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

American journal of therapeutics

Azizullah Beran, Mohammed Mhanna, Waseem Wahood, Sami Ghazaleh, Omar Sajdeya, Muhamad Kalifa, Hazem Ayesh, Omar Srour, Asmaa S Mhanna, Nezam Altorok, Ragheb Assaly

Affiliations

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
  2. Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.
  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Toledo, OH.
  4. Division of Rheumatology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
  5. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.

PMID: 34117141 DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001397

[No abstract available.]

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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