Can post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19 be considered as an outbreak response strategy in long-term care hospitals?
Sun Hee Lee, Hyunjin Son, Kyong Ran Peck
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105988
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Ethical Approval: The study was approved and informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Pusan National University Hospital (H-2003-014-089).
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