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Table 2 Summary of treatments in the MP group and DXM group

From: A comparative study between methylprednisolone versus dexamethasone as an initial anti-inflammatory treatment of moderate COVID-19 pneumonia: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Treatments

MP group (n = 25)

DXM group (n = 25)

p-value

Antiviral

 Favipiravir only

5 (20%)

10 (40%)

 

 Remdesivir only

12 (48%)

11 (44%)

 

 Both favipiravir and remdesivir

7 (28%)

4 (16%)

 

 Monupiravir only

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0.325

Extended steroids (> 10 days)

3 (12%)

3 (12%)

1.000

Anticoagulant

12 (48%)

9 (36%)

0.390

Immunomodulators

 None

22 (88%)

22 (88%)

 

 Tocilizumab

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 

 Baricitinib

2 (8%)

2 (8%)

1.000

  1. Data are presented as n (%). MP: methylprednisolone; DXM: dexamethasone