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Pharmacokinetics of Ribavirin in the Treatment of Lassa Fever: An Observational Clinical Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Lassa fever is endemic in large parts of West Africa. The recommended antiviral treatment is ribavirin. Two treatment regimens are currently endorsed in Nigeria: the “McCormick regimen” based on a study published in 1986 and the “Irrua regimen” constituting a simplified schedule develope...
Autores principales: | Groger, Mirjam, Akhideno, Peter, Kleist, Christine J, Babatunde, Femi O, Edeawe, Osahogie, Hinzmann, Julia, Akhigbe, ThankGod, Nwatuzor, Joy, Eifediyi, Gloria, Müller, Jonas, Hinrichs, Mette, Pahlmann, Meike, Sarpong, Francisca Naana, Wagner, Christine, Thielebein, Anke, Aihonwalan, Louis, Koch, Till, Riedner, Maria, Ogbaini-Emovon, Ephraim, Okogbenin, Sylvanus, Günther, Stephan, Wicha, Sebastian G, Ramharter, Michael, Oestereich, Lisa, Duraffour, Sophie, Erameh, Cyril |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9907520/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35881530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac578 |
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