Efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in pre-exposure severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 prophylaxis among high-risk healthcare workers: A multicenter study
Dr Afsane Vaezi, Elahe Nasri, Hamed Fakhim, Mehrdad Salahi, Safiyeh Ghafel, Samane Pourajam, Ali Darakhshandeh, Nazila Kassaian, Somayeh Sadeghi, Behrooz Ataei, Shaghayeghhaghjooy Javanmard
Advanced Biomedical Research, doi:10.4103/abr.abr_104_21
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious infection associated with significant mortality and morbidity among risk groups and a devastating local economic burden around the world. [1, 2] During the pandemic,
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