The Importance of the Timing of Tocilizumab Administration in Moderate to Severely Ill COVID-19: Single Centered Experience Case series

• Main Authors: Eric Daniel Tenda (Author), Setiabakti Andrian (Author), Sedjahtera Albert (Author), Moses M Asaf (Author), Ceva W Pitoyo (Author), Siti Setiati (Author), Imam Subekti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Interna Publishing, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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One of the main causes of death in COVID-19 is the dysregulation of the host's immune system which leads to cytokine storm, a potentially fatal systemic inflammatory syndrome. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is produced in response to infections and tissue injuries and...