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Real data on Effect of a Combination of Nitazoxanide, Ribavirin and Ivermectin Plus Zinc Supplement on the Clearance of COVID-19 versus remdesivir or favipiravir in hospitalized COVID cases
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  • Hatem Elalfy,
  • tarek besheer,
  • Ahmed El-Mesery,
  • Abdel-Hady El-Gilany,
  • mahmoud soliman,
  • Mohamed Elegezy,
  • Hossam Zaghloul,
  • Mustafa Neamatallah,
  • Nermin El Kheir,
  • Maii Saad,
  • Doaa Khedr,
  • Adel El-Badrawy,
  • Ahmed Ezzat Helal,
  • Mahmoud El-Bendary,
  • Tamer Elhadidy
Hatem Elalfy
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine

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tarek besheer
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Ahmed El-Mesery
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Abdel-Hady El-Gilany
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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mahmoud soliman
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Mohamed Elegezy
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Hossam Zaghloul
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Mustafa Neamatallah
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Nermin El Kheir
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Maii Saad
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Doaa Khedr
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Adel El-Badrawy
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Ahmed Ezzat Helal
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Mahmoud El-Bendary
Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine
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Tamer Elhadidy
Mansoura University
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Abstract

Background: the pandemic of COVID-19 have forced the health system to incorporate many antiviral drugs to the medical field applications. The urgent need for a safe and effective treatment has encouraged the researchers to initiate clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of many drugs targeting virus. Aim: This trial compared the effectiveness of the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and [ivermectin](https://www.drugs.com/mtm/ivermectin.html) plus Zinc vs. those receiving remdesivir or favipiravir treatment. Subject and Methods: This non-randomized controlled trial included 108 hospitalized patients receive treatment classified into 3 groups NRIZ group, favipiravir group, and remdesivir group. all of them confirmed case by positive RT-PCR of nasopharyngeal swab. Results: this trial shows that there are no statistical differences among the 3 groups as regard age, sex, Severity, Comorbidities, mode of O2 intake and outcome except for the length of stay at hospital was lower in NIRZ group in Pairwise comparison between NRIZ group vs. Remdesivir group (P 0.03). Conclusion: This trial concluded that NRIZ combination therapy not inferior to neither favipiravir nor remdesivir.