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Benefits of Early Combination Antiviral Treatment Containing Favipiravir for COVID-19 in Thailand
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  • Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit,
  • Narumol Sawanpanyalert,
  • Rujipas Sirijatuphat,
  • Piamlarp Sangsayunh,
  • Poj Intalapaporn,
  • Opass Putcharoen,
  • Weerawat Manosuthi,
  • Nattawan Palavutitotai,
  • Worawan Samritmanoporn,
  • Apatcha Pungjitprapai,
  • Alan Maleesatharn
Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Corresponding Author:kulkanya.cho@mahidol.ac.th

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Narumol Sawanpanyalert
Royal Thai Government Ministry of Public Health
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Rujipas Sirijatuphat
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
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Piamlarp Sangsayunh
Central Chest Institute of Thailand
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Poj Intalapaporn
Rajavithi Hospital
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Opass Putcharoen
Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine
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Weerawat Manosuthi
Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute
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Nattawan Palavutitotai
Lerdsin Hospital
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Worawan Samritmanoporn
Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital
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Apatcha Pungjitprapai
Charoenkrung Pracharuk Hospital
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Alan Maleesatharn
Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
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Abstract

We report the clinical outcomes following implementation of initial COVID-19 treatment guidelines in Thailand. A composite poor outcome was defined as death, ICU admission, requiring intubation, or high-flow oxygen. 744 COVID-19 patients (48.8% male) were included, median (IQR) age was 37 (27-48) years [8.4% >60 years] and 21.4% had pneumonia at admission. Admission <4 days from symptom onset had a reduced risk of poor outcome. In a subgroup analysis, favipiravir use reduced the risk of a poor outcome for patients admitted <4 days from symptom onset (OR 0.320 (0.152-0.662), P=0.003). Thai guidelines now include favipiravir to treat all symptomatic COVID-19 patients.