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Role of ivermectin in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in India: A matched case-control study

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2021

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Priyamadhaba Behera, Binod Kumar Patro, Arvind Kumar Singh, Pradnya Chandanshive, Saiganesh Ravikumar, Somen Kumar Pradhan, Siva Santosh Kumar Pentapati, Gitanjali Batmanabane, Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra, Biswa Mohan Padhy,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Two-dose ivermectin prophylaxis at a dose of 300 μg/kg with a gap of 72 hours was associated with a 73% reduction of SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers for the following month. Chemoprophylaxis has relevance in the containment of pandemic.

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