Hydroxychloroquine for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in health care workers: a randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO-HCQ)

Hydroxychloroquine for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in health care workers: a randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO-HCQ)

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To determine whether hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is safe and effective at preventing COVID-19 infections among health care workers (HCWs). Methods: In a 1: 1 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, superiority trial at 34 US clinical centers, 1360 HCWs at ri...

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Main Authors: Susanna Naggie, Aaron Milstone, Mario Castro, Sean P. Collins, Seetha Lakshmi, Deverick J. Anderson, Lizbeth Cahuayme-Zuniga, Kisha Batey Turner, Lauren W. Cohen, Judith Currier, Elizabeth Fraulo, Anne Friedland, Jyotsna Garg, Anoop George, Hillary Mulder, Rachel E. Olson, Emily C. O'Brien, Russell L. Rothman, Elizabeth Shenkman, Jack Shostak, Christopher W. Woods, Kevin J. Anstrom, Adrian F. Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Health care workers
Hydroxychloroquine
Prevention
Trial design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122300019X

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