id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-291397-look6ddt Roberto, Palumbo Current treatment of COVID-19 in renal patients: hope or hype? 2020-09-28 .txt text/plain 5827 326 46 Given the lack of specific therapy about the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 infection, we conducted a brief review to summarize the mechanism of action and the potentially side effects of the treatment currently available, focusing on the effects of the drugs on renal disease at different stages in terms of therapeutic management and survival. A randomized clinical trial, handled by a Chinese group, suggested that in hospitalized adult patients with severe infection, no benefit was observed with lopinavir/ritonavir beyond standard care in terms of time to clinical improvement, reduction of mortality and safety (side effects and discontinuation of treatment) [29, 30] . Effect of high vs low doses of chloroquine diphosphate as adjunctive therapy for patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: a randomized clinical trial ./cache/cord-291397-look6ddt.txt ./txt/cord-291397-look6ddt.txt