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Why is pre-exposure prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine a safe and rationale approach against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Abstract

The potentiality of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for pre-exposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 has not been explored in randomized controlled trials. However, there is rationale behind this potentiality in terms of demonstrated in-vitro effect of HCQ against SARS-CoV-2, safety profile of HCQ in healthy individuals and a recent observational study demonstrating benefits of HCQ prophylaxis in terms of a significant reduction (>80%) in the odds of …

Authors

Mehta S; Bhandari S; Mehta S

Journal

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol. 22, , pp. 864–865

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

9 2020

DOI

10.1016/j.jgar.2020.07.022

ISSN

2213-7165