Abstract
A 49-year-old Japanese male was managed by mechanical ventilation due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Favipiravir as an antiviral therapy, and anti-inflammatory treatment were administered. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in serum by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method on Day 9; favipiravir treatment was continued. On Day 13, negative serum RNA was confirmed, followed by mechanical ventilation was removed. On Day 23, LAMP negative was confirmed in nasopharynx, after that the patient discharged on Day 27. We could treat successfully for severe COVID-19 pneumonia based on the LAMP method. We consider this method will be useful in COVID-19 treatment.
Keywords: COVID-19; Favipiravir; Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP); Viremia.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Favipiravir, Viremia, Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), 【초록키워드】 Treatment, coronavirus disease, antiviral therapy, Coronavirus disease 2019, Severe COVID-19 pneumonia, COVID-19 pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, Pneumonia, Favipiravir, RNA, COVID-19 treatment, serum, Viremia, Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP, male, nasopharynx, isothermal amplification, SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Japanese, anti-inflammatory treatment, followed by, treat, Administered, the patient, Day, discharged, 【제목키워드】 Avigan, Favipiravir, clinically, treated,