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Table 1 Search terms

From: Efficacy of antiviral therapies for COVID-19: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Search terms

Database

Search date

Number of results

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "randomised controlled trial" OR "randomized" OR "randomised")

Web of Science

12-01-2021

336

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "randomised controlled trial" OR "randomized" OR "randomised")

Embase

12-01-2021

25

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "randomised controlled trial" OR "randomized" OR "randomised")

PubMed

12-01-2021

339

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir OR Ivermectin OR Azithromycin) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial")

PubMed

12-04-2021

162

("Therapeutics" OR "antiviral therapies") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial") AND (COVID-19 OR SAR-COV-2 OR "coronavirus")

PubMed

1-04-2021

47

("randomized controlled trial" OR RCT) AND (Ribavirin) AND (COVID-19 OR SARs-CoV-2 OR "coronavirus" OR SAR-COV-2)

PubMed

12-04-2021

14

(SARs-CoV-2 OR SARs OR COVID-19 OR "coronavirus") AND (LPV/RTV OR Lopinavir OR Ritonavir) AND (RCT or "randomized controlled trial")

PubMed

12-05-2021

68

(Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial") AND (COVID-19 OR SAR-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus")

PubMed

12-04-2021

7

SARs-CoV-2 OR SARs OR COVID-19 OR "coronavirus" OR covid AND ("antiviral drugs") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "randomised controlled trial")

PubMed

12-04-2021

14

("antiviral therapies" OR "antiviral drugs") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "randomised controlled trial") AND (COVID-19 OR SAR-COV-2 OR coronavirus OR covid)

PubMed

12-04-2021

20

(SARs-CoV-2 OR SARs OR COVID-19 OR "coronavirus" OR "covid") AND (LPV/RTV OR Lopinavir OR Ritonavir) AND ("randomised controlled trial" OR RCT or "randomized controlled trial")

PubMed

12-04-2021

73

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus" OR covid) AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial" OR "randomised controlled trial"))

PubMed

12-04-2021

124

("novel coronavirus" OR COVID-19 OR SARS-CoV-2) AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial") AND ("antiviral therapy") AND (Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribaviron OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Daclatasvir OR Sofosbuvir)

PubMed

12-04-2021

11

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial")

PubMed Central

02-08-2021

1971

(Lopinavir OR Ritonavir OR Remdesivir OR Ribavirin OR Arbidol OR Favipiravir OR Sofosbuvir OR Daclatasvir) AND (COVID-19 OR SARS-COV-2 OR "novel coronavirus") AND (RCT OR "randomized controlled trial")

PubMed

12-04-2021

124

("COVID-19" OR "coronavirus" OR SAR-COV-2) AND ("Ribavirin") AND (RCT OR "randomized control trial")

PubMed

12-04-2021

5