TY - JOUR T1 - BET 1: The role of remdesivir in COVID-19 infection JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 522 LP - 523 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2020-210336.02 VL - 37 IS - 8 AU - Janos P Baombe Y1 - 2020/08/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/37/8/522.2.abstract N2 - A short-cut review of the available medical literature was carried out to establish whether remdesivir was an effective treatment for patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. After abstract review, five papers were found to answer this clinical question using the detailed search strategy. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. It is concluded that despite some recent promising studies, further well-designed and larger trials are needed to answer this specific question. ER -