Table 2 Therapeutic approaches to sepsis, malaria, influenza, and COVID-19
Disease | Clinical treatment |
|---|---|
Sepsis | Antibiotics for bacterial sepsis: piperacillin/tazobactam, ceftriaxone, cefepime, meropenem, imipenem/cilastatin |
| Â | Antiviral drugs for viral sepsis: baloxavir, oseltamivir, peramivir and zanamivir for influenza-associated sepsis; cidofovir for adenoviral infections in immunocompromised patients |
| Â | A combination of both antivirals and antibiotics is recommended for viral sepsis |
Malaria | Quinine, chloroquine, arthemether-lumefantrine, artesunate, artemisinin |
Influenza | Oseltamivir, peramivir, baloxavir, zanamivir |
COVID-19 | Dexamethasone (mechanically ventilated patients), tocilizumab (non-ventilated patients) |