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. 2023 Jan:107:105-106.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.09.017. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Can a smallpox drug treat monkeypox? Compassionate use of tecovirimat for monkeypox infection

Maurish Fatima  1 , Aleena Ahmed  2 , Muhammad Wahaj Murad  3 , Zeeshan Afzal  3
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Can a smallpox drug treat monkeypox? Compassionate use of tecovirimat for monkeypox infection

Maurish Fatima et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Jan.
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