Is Hydroxychloroquine a Possible Postexposure Prophylaxis Drug to Limit the Transmission to Healthcare Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019?
Pasquale Pagliano, Ornella Piazza, Francesco De, Tiziana Ascione, Amelia Filippelli
Abstract
To the Editor-We read with great interest the study by Yao et al [1] reporting that hydroxychloroquine has better antiviral activity than chloroquine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is associated 5.
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