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. 2024 Mar 3;14:5218. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-55886-w

Table 4.

Summary of antiviral treatment modalities versus end of treatment PCR negativity.

Treatment End of treatment COVID-19 negative (N: 71) End of treatment COVID-19 positive (N: 19) p
Any favipiravir 68 (95.7%) 17 (89.5%) 0.286
No favipiravir 3 (4.3%) 2 (10.5%)
Up to 10 day favipiravir 6 (8.5%) 7 (36.9%) 0.002
Up to 5 day favipiravir 62 (87.3%) 10 (52.6%)
No favipiravir 3 (4.2%) 2 (10.5%)
Up to 10 day favipiravir 6 (8.5%) 7 (36.9%)  < 0.001
Up to 5 day favipiravir 62 (87.3%) 10 (52.6%)
Up to 5 day favipiravir 62 (87.3%) 10 (52.6%) 0.119
No favipiravir 3 (4.2%) 2 (10.5%)
Up to 10 day favipiravir 6 (8.5%) 7 (36.9%) 0.598
No favipiravir 3 (4.2%) 2 (10.5%)
COVID-19 convalescent plasma 12 (16.9%) 0 (0%) 0.054
No plasma 59 (83.1%) 19 (100%)
IV immunoglobulin 4 (5.6%) 4 (21.1%) 0.035
No IV immunoglobulin 67 (94.4%) 15 (78.9%)
Hydroxychloroquine 6 (8.5%) 2 (10.5%) 0.777
No hydroxychloroquine 65 (91.5%) 17 (89.5%)
Famotidine 11 (15.5%) 5 (26.3%) 0.273
No famotidine 60 (84.5%) 14 (73.7%)
Remdesivir 0 (0%) 1 (5.3%) NC
No remdesivir 71 (100%) 18 (94.7%)

NC not calculated due to low n.