A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for Prevention of Covid-19
Author(s) -
Natàlia Casamitjana,
Marc Corbacho-Monné,
María Ubals,
Andrea Alemany,
Clara Suñer,
Cristian Tebé,
Aurelio Tobı́as,
Judith Peñafiel,
Ester Ballana,
Carla A. Pérez,
Pol Admella,
Nuria Martí,
Pep Laporte,
Jordi Mitjà,
Mireia Clua,
Laia Bertran,
Maria Sarquella,
Sergi Gavilán,
Jordi Ara,
Josep M. Argimón,
Gabriel Cuatrecasas,
M. Paz Cañadas,
Aleix ElizaldeTorrent,
Robert Fabregat,
Magı́ Farré,
Anna Forcada,
Gemma FloresMateo,
Cristina López,
Esteve Muntada,
Núria Nadal,
Silvia Narejos,
Aroa Nieto,
Núria Prat,
Jordi Puig,
Carles Quiñones,
Ferran Ramírez-Viaplana,
Juliana ReyesUrueña,
Eva RiveiraMuñoz,
Lı́dia Ruiz,
Sergi Sanz,
Alexis Sentís,
Alba Sierra,
César Velasco,
Rosa Maria VivancoHidalgo,
Juani Zamora,
Jordi Casabona,
Martí Vall-Mayans,
Camila González-Beiras,
Bonaventura Clotet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2021801
Subject(s) - hydroxychloroquine , medicine , asymptomatic , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , covid-19 , coronavirus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
Current strategies for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are limited to nonpharmacologic interventions. Hydroxychloroquine has been proposed as a postexposure therapy to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), but definitive evidence is lacking.
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