Combination therapy of zinc and trimethoprim inhibits infection of influenza A virus in chick embryo

Abstract Background Respiratory RNA viruses including influenza virus have been a cause of health and economic hardships. These viruses depend on its host for replication and infection. Influenza virus infection is lethal to the chick embryo. We examined whether a combination of trimethoprim and zin...

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Main Author: Magdi H. El Habbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01585-1