Effect of autohemotherapy in the treatment of viral infections - a systematic review.
Public Health
; 201: 78-88, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1517445
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the literature to determine whether autohemotherapy has any effect either clinically or on the immune system on viral diseases on the last ten years. STUDYDESIGN:
Systematic review.METHODS:
Searches from the year 2010, with at least 5 patients were conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane, LILACS, SciELO, and Web of Science databases. Hand searches were performed in systematic reviews and literature reviews related to autohemotherapy. Unpublished manuscripts were hand-searched in specialized journals.RESULTS:
Eight articles were included. Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and Coronavirus were evaluated. Autohemotherapy had good results in hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and Coronavirus.CONCLUSION:
Autohemotherapy is a safe practice that improves symptoms in the treatment of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and Coronavirus. It is necessary to perform more prospective comparative studies with homogeneous protocols.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Virus Diseases
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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