Zhou Pengxiang, Zhou Wei, Liu Ling, et al. Rapid Evidence-Based Evaluation of Drug Therapy for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children. [J]. 26(4):18-23(2020)
DOI:
Zhou Pengxiang, Zhou Wei, Liu Ling, et al. Rapid Evidence-Based Evaluation of Drug Therapy for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children. [J]. 26(4):18-23(2020) DOI: 10.13407/ j.cnki.jpp.1672.108X.2020.04.007.
Rapid Evidence-Based Evaluation of Drug Therapy for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children
Objective: To summarize and analyze the currently published literature of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Children
clinical practice guidelines or expert consensus and experience in drug therapy of SARS/MERS infection in children based on evidence-based evaluation and literature review
so as to provide evidence-based basis for the formulation of drug therapy for children with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods: PubMed
EMBase
the Cochrane Library
CNKI (including the special database of corona virus disease 2019)
WanFang Data
SinoMed
and the Chinese Medical Association Journal (column of prevention
control and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2) were systematically retrieved. According to the characteristics and needs of the literature research
the rapid retrieval strategy and time limit were set up to summarize and descriptively analyze the drug therapy that met the inclusion criteria. Results: Totally 11 literature and pediatric cases reports (196 children) and 8 pediatric clinical practice guidelines or expert consensus were included. The medical therapeutic experience of children with SARS/MERS infection were reviewed. Up to now
the drug therapy regimens for reported cases were basically complied with the recommendation of SARS-CoV-2 infection guidelines for children and consistent with the previously published drug therapy experience for children with SARS/MERS. Alpha-interferon was the most commonly used and recommended. The use of other antiviral drugs mostly referred to the drug use of adults
the effectiveness and safety need to be further confirmed by clinical studies. The application of glucocorticoids and human immunoglobulins in children with severe infection was still controversial
and the pros and cons need to be weighed and used with caution. The indication of antibiotics treatment should be strictly controlled. Other treatments
such as traditional Chinese medicine
also need more supportive data. Conclusion: At present
for children with SARS-CoV-2 infection
there is no confirmed effective drug therapy regimens
which is basically consistent with the treatment experience of SARS/MERS. Development of drug therapy regimens for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children still requires further clinical trial data and experience.