What Is Efficacy of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine in Clinical Cure of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence from an Iranian Population

authors:

avatar Kiarash Ghazvini ORCID 1 , 2 , avatar Masoud Keikha ORCID 1 , 2 , 3 , *

Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
International Journal of Health and Life Sciences: Vol.7, issue 1; e107362
published online: October 11, 2020
article type: Letter
received: July 11, 2020
revised: September 12, 2020
accepted: September 29, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhls.107362

how to cite: Ghazvini K, Keikha M. What Is Efficacy of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine in Clinical Cure of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence from an Iranian Population. J Health Rep Technol. 2021;7(1):e107362. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhls.107362.

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