Anti-HIV drugs experimented on coronavirus infected couple showing positive response
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | March 14, 2020 IST
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New Delhi, Mar 14: Amid several hit and trial methods to combat coronavirus, Indian doctors have experimented for the first time a combination of two drugs used to control HIV infection. An Italian couple tested COVID-19 positive and under treatment at a Jaipur hospital were administered the combination of medications lopinavir and ritonavir which are second-line HIV drugs. And surprisingly, health condition of the couple is improving, who has been put under a 15-day observation. The combination was used with consent of the couple and due permission of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). According to the attending doctors, the Italian national, who himself is a doctor, had some respiratory issues and his health condition deteriorated with severe respiratory problems after getting the coronavirus infection. His condition is stable now after administration of the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir along with other drugs . His wife is also doing batter and she is taking care of her husband, said doctors.
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