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Anti-cytokine Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: The Jury is Out

Sunil Kumar Garg

Keywords : Anakinra, Anti-cytokine therapy, Anti-inflammatory therapy, Corona virus-2019, Cytokine storm, Interleukin 1, Interleukin receptor antagonist, Interleukin 6 receptor antagonists, Inflammatory biomarker, Tocilizumab

Citation Information : Garg SK. Anti-cytokine Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: The Jury is Out. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26 (10):1069-1071.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24336

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 30-09-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


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