A pragmatic randomized controlled trial reports lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus disease 2019 viral kinetics

The use of hydroxychloroquine therapy for the treatment of Covid-19 is controversial. In this study, Lyngbakken and colleagues present a randomized controlled trial and show that the drug has no antiviral effects in humans infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Jan-Erik Berdal, Arne Eskesen, Dag Kvale, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Corina Silvia Rueegg, Anbjørg Rangberg, Christine Monceyron Jonassen, Torbjørn Omland, Helge Røsjø, Olav Dalgard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19056-6