Impact of prophylactic hydroxychloroquine on ultrastructural impairment and cellular SARS-CoV-2 infection in different cells of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of COVID-19 patients

Abstract Many drugs were recommended as antiviral agents for infection control and effective therapy to reduce the mortality rate for COVID-19 patients. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an antimalarial drug, has been controversially recommended for prophylactic use in many countries, including India, to co...

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Main Authors: Shikha Chaudhary, Arti Joshi, Kishore Sesham, Preeti Rai, Shailendra Kumar, Asit Ranjan Mridha, Upendra Baitha, Tapas Chandra Nag, Subhash Chandra Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39941-6