Mediterrannee Infections is a large infectious disease hospital network in the area of the city of Marseille.

Treatment of COVID-19 in Marseille, France.

No corticosteroids. Anticoagulants only for severe cases.
In a cohort of relatively young patients (mean age 43,6 years, standard deviation 15.6 years), the use of antihypertensive drugs was the only independent strong predictor of poor outcomes. The age was a weak independent predictor of poor outcomes .

Inside an Italian infectious disease hospital ward. Since SARS-CoV-2 is extremely contagious, all patients who have respiratory syndromes or pneumonia caused by OTHER viruses or bacteria, are now get infected also with SARS-CoV-2 already in the hospitals.

Which of the statements on COVID-19 therapies are correct? A Test.

Given Italy’s catastrophic COVID-19 mortality rates, it is informative to take a look at the treatment option used by the Italian medical doctors.

Shifts in circulating leukocytes induced by administration of pharmacological doses of glucocorticosteroids in vivo in normal humans. Source: Cupps, Fauci.

Corticosteroid administration depletes lymphocytes and increases neutrophils in peripheral circulation.

Administration of exogenous corticosteroids to COVID-19 patients should, therefore, further increase neutrophils to leukocytes ratio (NLR). If higher NLR is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19, administration of corticosteroids would seem counterproductive. Are steroids used appropriately in the treatment of COVID-19?

COVID-19 treatment in Italy as of March 17, 2020. In the listed order: Antibiotic therapy, 83%, steroid therapy, 27%, antiviral therapy, 52%". Why does Italy keep showing 10% COVID-19 death rate? Are hospitals using inappropriate treatments?

High doses of corticosteroid methylprednisolone for 1–2 days early in the course of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may be harmful.

As of April 6, 2020, the average COVID-19 mortality rate in a selection of European and other developed countries is staggering 10%. An explanation is needed for such abysmally poor results of the medical treatment of COVID-19. One possible explanation is an inappropriate use of corticosteroids.