Publication Name	World Journal of Virology
Manuscript ID	70181
Country	Greece

Received	2021-07-25 20:06
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Category	Virology
Manuscript Type	Opinion Review
Article Title	Rifampicin for COVID-19
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	George D Panayiotakopoulos and Dimitrios T Papadimitriou
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number George D Panayiotakopoulos http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9303-8854 Dimitrios T Papadimitriou http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6083-3560
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Corresponding Author	Dimitrios T Papadimitriou, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Fellow, Director, Director, Department of Pediatric, Adolescent Endocrinology & Diabetes, Athens Medical Center, 58 av. Kifisias , Marousi 15125, Greece. info@pedoendo.net
Key Words	COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Rifampicin; Antiviral activity; RNA polymerase
Core Tip	Rifampicin may prove pharmacologically effective, supplying a possible and cost-effective solution to the global battle against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, not only for treatment but also for chemoprophylaxis of those at higher risk. It is also possible to administer rifampicin by nebulization. The publications describing the in vitro mechanisms and providing proof of clinical efficacy of rifampicin against RNA viruses with their own RNA polymerase have emerged since 1969-1971. Recent in silico studies using a computer-aided approach, found rifampicin among the most promising existing drugs that can be repurposed for the treatment of coronavirus disease-2019.
Publish Date	2022-03-22 04:46
Citation	Panayiotakopoulos GD, Papadimitriou DT. Rifampicin for COVID-19. World J Virol 2022; 11(2): 90-97
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3249/full/v11/i2/90.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v11.i2.90

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