Effect of oral ribavirin treatment on the viral load and disease progression in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever


Bodur H., Erbay A., Akinci E., Onguru P., Bayazit N., Eren S. S., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.15, sa.1, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.09.009
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ribavirin, Virus, Hemorrhagic fever, EFFICACY, VIRUS, REPLICATION, PREDICTOR, CCHF
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a lethal hemorrhagic disease. There is currently no specific antiviral therapy for CCHF approved for use in humans. In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of oral ribavirin treatment on the viral load and disease progression in CCHF.