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Baloxavir Marboxil for Prophylaxis against Influenza in Household Contacts
Author(s) -
Hideyuki Ikematsu,
Frederick G. Hayden,
Keiko Kawaguchi,
Masahiro Kinoshita,
M.C.M. de Jong,
Nelson Lee,
Satoru Takashima,
Takeshi Noshi,
Kenji J. Tsuchiya,
Takeki Uehara
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/nejmoa1915341
Subject(s) - medicine , endonuclease , virology , clinical efficacy , intensive care medicine , biology , dna , genetics
Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) is a polymerase acidic protein (PA) endonuclease inhibitor with clinical efficacy in the treatment of uncomplicated influenza, including in outpatients at increased risk for complications. The postexposure prophylactic efficacy of baloxavir in the household setting is unclear.

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