The efficacy of ribavirin in the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Eastern Black Sea region in Turkey

Koksal, İFTAHAR; YILMAZ, GÜRDAL; AKSOY, FİRDEVS; AYDIN, Hava; YAVUZ, Ilknur; ISKENDER, Serap; AKCAY, Korhan; ERENSOY, Sukru; CAYLAN, Rahmet; AYDIN, Kemalettin

doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.007

The efficacy of ribavirin in the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Eastern Black Sea region in Turkey

Koksal I., YILMAZ G., AKSOY F., AYDIN H., YAVUZ I., ISKENDER S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.65-68, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.007
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-68
Anahtar Kelimeler: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Ribavirin treatment, Tick-borne diseases, ORAL RIBAVIRIN, CLINICAL-FEATURES, RISK-FACTORS, THERAPY, VIRUS, SURVIVAL, OUTBREAK
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The efficiency of ribavirin for treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is unknown. In the literature, prospective randomized studies investigating the efficacy of ribavirin are not found.