Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for COVID-19 contacts in India

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram 442102, India.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram 442102, India.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram 442102, India. Electronic address: sp.kalantri@gmail.com.

Sahaj Rathi et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;20(10):1118-1119.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30313-3. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

¹ Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram 442102, India.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram 442102, India.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram 442102, India. Electronic address: sp.kalantri@gmail.com.

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Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for high-risk COVID-19 contacts in India: a prudent approach.
Tilangi P, Desai D, Khan A, Soneja M. Tilangi P, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;20(10):1119-1120. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30430-8. Epub 2020 May 22. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32450054 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Hydroxychloroquine use in COVID-19: what is the basis for baseline tests?
Afra TP, T MR, Bishnoi A, Hafi NB. Afra TP, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;20(10):1120-1121. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30472-2. Epub 2020 Jun 16. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32559452 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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