Randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin for virologic cure of non-severe Covid-19

Background: Hydroxychloroquine (HC) ± azithromycin (AZ) is widely used for Covid-19. The Qatar Prospective RCT of Expediting Coronavirus Tapering (Q-PROTECT) aimed to assess virologic cure rates of HC±AZ in cases of low-acuity Covid-19. Methods: Q-PROTECT employed a prospective, placebo-controlled d...

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Main Authors: Ali S. Omrani, Sameer A. Pathan, Sarah A. Thomas, Tim R.E. Harris, Peter V. Coyle, Caroline E. Thomas, Isma Qureshi, Zain A. Bhutta, Naema Al Mawlawi, Reham Al Kahlout, Ashraf Elmalik, Aftab M. Azad, Joanne Daghfal, Mulham Mustafa, Andrew Jeremijenko, Hussam Al Soub, Mohammed Abu Khattab, Muna Al Maslamani, Stephen H. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020303898