Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Respir Med. 2021 Jun;182:106380. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106380. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
Ultimate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation and crisis resolution is dependent on trustworthy data and actionable information. At present time, there is still no cure for COVID-19, although some treatments are being used in severe illness. Regrettably, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, the lack of cure has been accompanied by an increasing amount of medical misinformation. In particular, there is a lot of misinformation about how to treat patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms and for whom management at home is deemed appropriate. In this editorial, we highlight the risks deriving from this misinformation, which often arises from the publication of studies that are not conceptually and methodologically accurate.
最终的 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）缓解和危机解决方案取决于可靠的数据和可操作的信息。目前，虽然在重症疾病中使用了一些治疗方法，但 COVID-19 仍无法治愈。遗憾的是，随着 SARS-CoV-2 病毒的传播，缺乏治愈方法的同时，也出现了越来越多的医疗错误信息。特别是，关于如何治疗 SARS-CoV-2 检测呈阳性且无症状或症状轻微的患者，以及对于哪些患者适合在家管理，存在大量错误信息。在本社论中，我们强调了这些错误信息带来的风险，这些错误信息通常源于那些在概念和方法上不准确的研究的发表。
