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Editorial
. 2020 May 30;19(1):23.
doi: 10.1186/s12941-020-00368-w.

Ivermectin, a new candidate therapeutic against SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Khan Sharun  1 , Kuldeep Dhama  2 , Shailesh Kumar Patel  3 , Mamta Pathak  3 , Ruchi Tiwari  4 , Bhoj Raj Singh  5 , Ranjit Sah  6 , D Katterine Bonilla-Aldana  7   8 , Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales  9   10 , Hakan Leblebicioglu  11
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Editorial

Ivermectin, a new candidate therapeutic against SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Khan Sharun et al. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. .
No abstract available

Keywords: 2019-nCoV; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Ivermectin; SARS-CoV-2; Therapeutics.

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Fig. 1
Chemical structure of ivermectin, the 22, 23-dihydro derivative of a macrocyclic lactone avermectin B1
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Potential modes of anti-viral actions of ivermectin
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