Observations from ID and Beyond: IDSA's COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Highlight Difficulty of “Don't Just Do Something, Stand There”

In HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax discusses the insufficient evidence on COVID-19 treatments — and shares whether he would take hydroxychloroquine himself or prescribe it for a patient.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) generated treatment guidelines for COVID-19. But, as Dr. Paul Sax points out, we don't have sufficient evidence now to recommend any specific treatment. So, where does that put clinicians on the front lines managing this disease? Dr. Sax takes a look at this complex issue in the latest HIV and ID Observations blog post.

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Observations from ID and Beyond: IDSA's COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Highlight Difficulty of “Don't Just Do Something, Stand There”

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