Ribavirin for the treatment of Lassa fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: Lassa fever (LF) causes annual outbreaks in endemic regions with high mortality of symptomatic patients. Ribavirin is recommended as standard treatment for LF in national and international guidelines but the evidence base for this recommendation has been questioned recently. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Johannes Mischlinger, Sabine Jordan, Mirjam Groger, Stephan Günther, Michael Ramharter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219303005