Hydroxychloroquine for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in health care workers: a randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO-HCQ)

By sjmartinez • March 22, 2023

Naggie S, Milstone A, Castro M, Collins SP, Lakshmi S, Anderson DJ, Cahuayme-Zuniga L, Turner KB, Cohen LW, Currier J, Fraulo E, Friedland A, Garg J, George A, Mulder H, Olson RE, O'Brien EC, Rothman RL, Shenkman E, Shostak J, Woods CW, Anstrom KJ, Hernandez AF; HERO Research Program. Hydroxychloroquine for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in health care workers: a randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO-HCQ). Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;129:40-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.01.019. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36682681; PMCID: PMC9851717.

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