Caution Needed on the Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus Disease 2019

Stephan D Fihn^{1

2

3}, Eli Perencevich^{4

5

6}, Steven M Bradley^{6

7}

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¹ Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
² Department of Health Services, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
³ Deputy Editor.
⁴ Center for Access an Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
⁶ Associate Editor.
⁷ Healthcare Delivery Innovation Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Stephan D Fihn et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020.

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. 2020 Apr 24;3(4):e209035.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9035.

Stephan D Fihn^{1

2

3}, Eli Perencevich^{4

5

6}, Steven M Bradley^{6

7}

¹ Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
² Department of Health Services, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
³ Deputy Editor.
⁴ Center for Access an Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
⁶ Associate Editor.
⁷ Healthcare Delivery Innovation Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Effect of High vs Low Doses of Chloroquine Diphosphate as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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