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A Preliminary Randomized Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Japanese Encephalitis in Nepal

BACKGROUND: Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus found across Asia that is closely related to West Nile virus. There is no known antiviral treatment for any flavivirus. Results from in vitro studies and animal models suggest intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) containi...

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Autores principales: Rayamajhi, Ajit, Nightingale, Sam, Bhatta, Nisha Keshary, Singh, Rupa, Ledger, Elizabeth, Bista, Krishna Prasad, Lewthwaite, Penny, Mahaseth, Chandeshwar, Turtle, Lance, Robinson, Jaimie Sue, Galbraith, Sareen Elizabeth, Wnek, Malgorzata, Johnson, Barbara Wilmot, Faragher, Brian, Griffiths, Michael John, Solomon, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122608