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Efficacy of Favipiravir Alone and in Combination With Ribavirin in a Lethal, Immunocompetent Mouse Model of Lassa Fever

We studied the therapeutic potential of favipiravir (T-705) for Lassa fever, both alone and in combination with ribavirin. Favipiravir suppressed Lassa virus replication in cell culture by 5 log(10) units. In a novel lethal mouse model, it lowered the viremia level and the virus load in organs and n...

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Autores principales: Oestereich, Lisa, Rieger, Toni, Lüdtke, Anja, Ruibal, Paula, Wurr, Stephanie, Pallasch, Elisa, Bockholt, Sabrina, Krasemann, Susanne, Muñoz-Fontela, César, Günther, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26531247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv522