Chia-Chen Chen, Chi-Ya Huang, Jheng-Yan Wu, Mei-Yuan Liu, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Ting-Hui Liu, Ya-Wen Tsai, Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Po-Yu Huang, Ming-Hui Chen, Su-Yen Liu, Mei-Chuan Lee, Kuo-Chuan Hung, Chih-Cheng Lai, I-Ning Yang
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (NMV-r) and molnupiravir (MOV) in treating COVID-19 among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study, using the TriNetX research network, identified stage 3-5 CKD and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients with non-hospitalized COVID-19 between 1 January 2022, and 31 May 2023. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to compare patients on NMV-r or MOV (antiviral group) against those not receiving these treatments (control group)...
March 26, 2024: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy