Counterintuitive effect of antiviral therapy on influenza A-SARS-CoV-2 coinfection due to viral interference
N. R. Cheemarla, V. T. Mihaylova, T. A. Watkins, E. F. Foxman
The paper investigates how antiviral therapy for influenza affects SARS-CoV-2 replication during coinfection, finding that oseltamivir paradoxically increases SARS-CoV-2 replication by reducing antiviral responses.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2023 · PreprintImmunology