Dr Juan Victor San-Martín López is a physician specialising in infectious diseases and a member of the task force coordinating responses to the leishmaniasis outbreak in 2011 and to COVID-19 at the Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Spain.
Scientist: Juan Victor San Martin Lopez
Tocilizumab : a treatment alternative in COVID-19 pneumonia
Patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia often need to be mechanically intubated and have an increased mortality risk. Tocilizumab, a drug used against the cytokine storm underlying this clinical condition, has shown positive effects in clinical trials.
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr Juan Victor San-Martin Lopez about covid-19 treatment
Interview with Dr Juan Victor San-Martín López, a physician specialising in infectious diseases and a member of the task force coordinating responses to the leishmaniasis outbreak in 2011 and to COVID-19 at the Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Spain. He reports on his experience with tocilizumab use in COVID-19 patients. What is the so-called cytokine storm? ...