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Postexposure prophylaxis for Lassa fever: Experience from a recent outbreak in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Secondary transmission of Lassa fever (LF) occurs in the community and in health-care facilities, and is associated with high fatality in Nigeria. We investigated the role of oral ribavirin postexposure prophylaxis (orPEP) in preventing LF among the primary contacts of confirmed cases fr...

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Autores principales:	Isa, Samson E., Okwute, Attah, Iraoyah, Kelly O., Nathan, Shehu Y., Simji, Gomerep S., Okolo, Mark O., Anejo-Okopi, Joseph, Spicola, Daria, Isa, Daisy E.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995818/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27630390 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.188362

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