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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2020 Feb 20;43(0):E019. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2020.0019. [Epub ahead of print] [Expert consensus on chloroquine phosphate for the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia].
[Article in Chinese; Abstract available in Chinese from the publisher]
multicenter collaboration group of Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province and Health Commission of Guangdong Province for chloroquine in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia.
Abstract
in English, Chinese
At the end of December 2019, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) caused an outbreak in Wuhan, and has quickly spread to all provinces in China and 26 other countries around the world, leading to a serious situation for epidemic prevention. So far, there is still no specific medicine. Previous studies have shown that chloroquine phosphate (chloroquine) had a wide range of antiviral effects, including anti-coronavirus. Here we found that treating the patients diagnosed as novel coronavirus pneumonia with chloroquine might improve the success rate of treatment, shorten hospital stay and improve patient outcome. In order to guide and regulate the use of chloroquine in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia, the multicenter collaboration group of Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province and Health Commission of Guangdong Province for chloroquine in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia developed this expert consensus after extensive discussion. It recommended chloroquine phosphate tablet, 500mg twice per day for 10 days for patients diagnosed as mild, moderate and severe cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia and without contraindications to chloroquine.
KEYWORDS:
Chloroquine; Novel coronavirus pneumonia
PMID: 32075365 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-0939.2020.0019