The use of Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19

COVID-19 is a newly emerging human infectious disease of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) origin described as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on March 11, 2020. There is currently no definitive cure for COVID-19; however, among the many treatment strategies, hydroxychloroquine has been suggested as a potential treatment. The purpose of this article was to review the pharmacological properties and mechanism of COVID-19 treatment with hydroxychloroquine and its potential use on the current COVID-19 pandemic..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi - 25(2020), 3, Seite 283-291

Sprache:

Englisch ; Türkisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kamer TECEN-YÜCEL [VerfasserIn]
Emre KARA [VerfasserIn]
Kutay DEMİRKAN [VerfasserIn]
Serhat ÜNAL [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Covid-19
Hydroxychloroquine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Microbiology

doi:

10.5578/flora.69845

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ012860379