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Treatment with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and combination in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Samia Arshad, Paul E. Kilgore, Zohra Chaudhry, Gordon Jacobsen, Dee Dee Wang, Kylie Huitsing, Indira Brar, George Alangaden, Mayur Ramesh, John E. McKinnon,

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 564 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

In this multi-hospital assessment, when controlling for COVID-19 risk factors, treatment with hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin was associated with reduction in COVID-19 associated mortality. Prospective trials are needed to examine this impact.

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