Effect of remdesivir vs standard care on clinical status of patients with moderate COVID-19

What The Study Did: This open-label randomized trial compares the effect of remdesivir (5 or 10 days) compared with standard care on clinical status 11 days after treatment initiation among patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalized with moderate pneumonia.

Authors: Diana M. Brainard, M.D., of Gilead Sciences in Foster City, California, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16349)

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