Jurnal Ilmiah Farmasi
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2022): Jurnal Ilmiah Farmasi

Interferons and its use in children with COVID-19: A narrative review

Chairunnisa Chairunnisa (Universitas Airlangga)
Suharjono Suharjono (Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2022

Abstract

Background: All ages, including children, are susceptible to the disease COVID-19. The severity of COVID-19 in children is mild than in adults. One of the recommended antiviral drugs for COVID-19 in children is interferon. Objective: To describe the efficacy and safety of using interferon in children with COVID-19 Method: The article is a narrative study. The main databases in the article search process in this literature review are PubMed and Google Scholar. Results: The articles could potentially be involved in this study were 28 articles. A total of 13 articles included the criteria, 9 articles discussed the use of interferon against respiratory syndrome, 4 articles on interferon in children, and one reference from a literature search. Conclusion: Interferon therapy in COVID-19 in children has a high cure rate but needs to be evaluated in a larger sample of pediatric patients.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JIF

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

JIF merupakan jurnal yang dikelola oleh Prodi Farmasi Universitas Islam Indonesia, dan diterbitkan dua kali dalam setahun. Jurnal ini dirancang sebagai sarana publikasi penelitian yang mencakup secara rinci sejumlah topik dalam bidang farmasi yang berkaitan dengan farmasi sains dan teknologi serta ...