Abstract：
:Coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses increase oxidative stress in the body leading to cellular and tissue damage. To combat this, administration of high-dose vitamin C (ascorbic acid or ascorbate), in addition to standard conventional supportive treatments, has been shown to be a safe and effective therapy for severe cases of respiratory viral infection. Morbidity, mortality, infectiveness and spread of infectious diseases are dependent on the host-pathogen relationship. Given the lack of effective and safe antiviral drugs for coronaviruses, there should be more attention in supporting host immune defence, cytoprotection and immunoregulation. Implementation of high-dose vitamin C therapy could dramatically reduce the need for high doses of corticosteroids, antibacterials and antiviral drugs that may be immunosuppressive, adrenal depressive and toxic, complicating the disease course. In order to effectively fight the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, medical professionals should explore readily available pharmaceutical and nutritional therapeutic agents with proven antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunosupportive properties. Supplemental vitamin C may also provide additional benefits for the prevention of viral infections, shorten the disease course and lessen complications of the disease.
journal_name
J Glob Antimicrob Resistjournal_title
Journal of global antimicrobial resistanceauthors
Hoang BX,Shaw G,Fang W,Han Bdoi
10.1016/j.jgar.2020.09.025subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-12-01 00:00:00pages
256-262eissn
2213-7165issn
2213-7173pii
S2213-7165(20)30258-7journal_volume
23pub_type
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
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doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2017.03.008
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2019.03.018
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2017.07.009
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2017.12.007
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2017.06.006
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.08.023
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2019.06.011
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.02.008
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.12.007
更新日期：2020-12-26 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2019.07.031
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.02.014
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2015.12.002
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2017.12.013
更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2018.05.024
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.08.017
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.04.023
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2019.10.016
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.02.020
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2017.06.005
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2018.11.026
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2020.09.018
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2019.01.006
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2018.11.008
更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2016.02.003
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the contribution of specific uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) lineages, drug resistance genes, and plasmid incompatibility/replicon (Inc) groups to the prevalence of β-lactam-resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a university community. METHODS:Urine samples were consecutively colle...
journal_title：Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgar.2019.03.002
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
