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. 2020 Apr;55(4):105945.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105945. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

Aminoquinolines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine

Zahra Sahraei  1 , Minoosh Shabani  2 , Shervin Shokouhi  3 , Ali Saffaei  4
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Aminoquinolines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine

Zahra Sahraei et al. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Chloroquine; Coronavirus; Hydroxychloroquine.

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Chemical structure of (a) hydroxychloroquine and (b) chloroquine.
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