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J Infect Public Health
. 2020 May 11;S1876-0341(20)30471-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.005. Online ahead of print.
Hydroxychloroquine as Antiviral Prophylaxis for Exposed Caregivers to Covid-19: An Urgent Appraisal Is Needed
Rachid Tahiri Joutei Hassani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ahmed Bennis[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Since the onset of the new coronavirus pandemic, the world is facing a public health emergency. Repositioning hydroxychloroquine (HQ) seems to be a promising option. Many emerging evidences have converged on the effectiveness of HQ in the treatment of Covid-19 infection. In a recent paper, Gautret et al. suggested that further works are needed to determine if HQ antiviral prophylaxis is useful, especially for healthcare workers.
Methods: The purpose of this paper is to assess the Covid-19 exposure and risks level among caregivers. For this, we performed research on internet and PubMed by crossing the following keywords: healthcare givers, healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, coronavirus, Covid-19, mortality, infection rate, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine.
Results: Data on healthcare worker's infection and mortality by Covid-19 are partial and are not systematically published. However, it seems that the infection rate varies between 3.8% and 9% depending on the country. Moreover, the mean age of this population is relatively old, especially in the OECD area.
Conclusions: Anti-Covid-19 HQ prophylaxis should be urgently accessed, especially for healthcare workers. It is to be hoped that HQ prophylaxis reduces the morbidity and mortality from Covid-19 infection among this population which is particularly exposed and relatively old.
Keywords: Antiviral prophylaxis; Chloroquine; Coronavirus; Healthcare workers.
. 2020 May 11;S1876-0341(20)30471-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.005. Online ahead of print.
Hydroxychloroquine as Antiviral Prophylaxis for Exposed Caregivers to Covid-19: An Urgent Appraisal Is Needed
Rachid Tahiri Joutei Hassani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ahmed Bennis[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32451259
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.005
Abstract
Background: Since the onset of the new coronavirus pandemic, the world is facing a public health emergency. Repositioning hydroxychloroquine (HQ) seems to be a promising option. Many emerging evidences have converged on the effectiveness of HQ in the treatment of Covid-19 infection. In a recent paper, Gautret et al. suggested that further works are needed to determine if HQ antiviral prophylaxis is useful, especially for healthcare workers.
Methods: The purpose of this paper is to assess the Covid-19 exposure and risks level among caregivers. For this, we performed research on internet and PubMed by crossing the following keywords: healthcare givers, healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, coronavirus, Covid-19, mortality, infection rate, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine.
Results: Data on healthcare worker's infection and mortality by Covid-19 are partial and are not systematically published. However, it seems that the infection rate varies between 3.8% and 9% depending on the country. Moreover, the mean age of this population is relatively old, especially in the OECD area.
Conclusions: Anti-Covid-19 HQ prophylaxis should be urgently accessed, especially for healthcare workers. It is to be hoped that HQ prophylaxis reduces the morbidity and mortality from Covid-19 infection among this population which is particularly exposed and relatively old.
Keywords: Antiviral prophylaxis; Chloroquine; Coronavirus; Healthcare workers.