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Association between serum lithium level and incidence of COVID-19 infection.

ABSTRACT: An antiviral effect of lithium has been proposed, but never investigated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Using electronic health records of 26 554 patients with documented serum lithium levels during the pandemic, we show that the 6-month COVID-19 infection incidence was lower among matched patients with 'therapeutic' (0.50-1.00) versus 'subtherapeutic' (0.05-0.50) lithium levels (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.82, 95% CI 0.69-0.97, P = 0.017) and among patients with 'therapeutic' lithium levels versus matched patients using valproate (HR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.67-0.92, P = 0.0023). Lower rates of infection were observed for both new COVID-19 diagnoses and positive polymerase chain reaction tests, regardless of underlying psychiatric diagnosis and vaccination status.

SUBMITTER: De Picker LJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612897 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association between serum lithium level and incidence of COVID-19 infection.

De Picker Livia J LJ Leboyer Marion M Geddes John R JR Morrens Manuel M Harrison Paul J PJ Taquet Maxime M

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science 20220701 1

An antiviral effect of lithium has been proposed, but never investigated for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Using electronic health records of 26 554 patients with documented serum lithium levels during the pandemic, we show that the 6-month COVID-19 infection incidence was lower among matched patients with 'therapeutic' (0.50-1.00) versus 'subtherapeutic' (0.05-0.50) lithium levels (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.82, 95% CI 0.69-0.97, <i>P</i> = 0.017) and among patients with 'therapeutic' lithium ...[more]

PMID: 35318909

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Association between serum lithium level and incidence of COVID-19 infection.

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Association between serum lithium level and incidence of COVID-19 infection.

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