SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient on chronic hydroxychloroquine therapy: Implications for prophylaxis.
IDCases
; 20: e00778, 2020.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-125237
ABSTRACT
People exposed to COVID-19 have a risk of developing disease, and health care workers are at risk at a time when they are badly needed during a health care crisis. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been used as treatment and are being considered as prophylaxis. Our patient developed COVID-19 while on hydroxychloroquine and although more work is needed, this calls into question the role of these medications as preventive therapy.
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English
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IDCases
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2020
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Article
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J.idcr.2020.e00778
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