On chikungunya acute infection and chloroquine treatment

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 837-839

  De Lamballerie, Xavier ^a,f   Boisson, Véronique ^b   Reynier, Jean Charles ^c   Enault, Sébastien ^c   Charrel, Rémi N ^a   Flahault, Antoine ^d   Roques, Pierre ^e   Grand, Roger Le ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Groupe Hospitalier Sud Reunion   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^d ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^f Aix Marseille University IRD 190 Inserm 1207   (France)

Author keywords

Arbovirus(es); Chikungunya

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARBOVIRUS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRENCH REUNION ISLAND; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ARBOVIRUS;

EID: 55049086360     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0049     Document Type: Article

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