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Comment
. 2017 Aug 24;61(9):e01152-17.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01152-17. Print 2017 Sep.

Azithromycin Shows Anti-Zika Virus Activity in Human Glial Cells

Marco Iannetta  1 , Giuseppe Ippolito  2 , Emanuele Nicastri  2
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Azithromycin Shows Anti-Zika Virus Activity in Human Glial Cells

Marco Iannetta et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Zika virus; antiviral agents; azithromycin; central nervous system infections; pregnancy.

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