@article{Barzkar_F-2020_83438,
title = {Efficacy and safety of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 : A comprehensive evidence synthesis of clinical, animal, and in vitro studies},
author = {Barzkar, F. and Ranjbar, M. and Sioofy-Khojine, A. and Khajehazad, M. and Vesal Azad, R. and Moradi, Y. and Baradaran, H.},
month = {dec},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Background:The world is facing a pandemic of COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus which is now called SARS-CoV-2. Current treatment recommendations for the infection are mainly repurposed drugs based on experience with other clinically similar conditions and are not backed by direct evidence. Chloroquine (CQ) and its derivative Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are among the candidates. We aimed to synthesize current evidence systematically for in vitro, animal, and human studies on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine in patients with COVID-19.},
volume = {34},
journal = {Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran (MJIRI)},
publisher = {Iran University of Medical Sciences},
url = {https://doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.34.171},
}
