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Editorial
. 2020 Jul;96(1137):377-378.
doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137990. Epub 2020 May 21.

Use of specific antimicrobials for COVID-19: should we prescribe them now or wait for more evidence?

Abdullah AlAkhras  1 , Ahmed Husein AlMessabi  2 , Hala Abuzeid  3 , Saye Khoo  4 , Emmanuel Fru Nsutebu  5
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Editorial

Use of specific antimicrobials for COVID-19: should we prescribe them now or wait for more evidence?

Abdullah AlAkhras et al. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: infectious diseases; therapeutics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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