Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir in combination or nitazoxanide alone are safe and efficient treatments for COVID-19 infection: A randomized controlled trial for repurposing antivirals
Mohammed A Medhat, Mohamed El-Kassas, Haidi Karam-Allah, Ahmed Al Shafie, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Ehab Moustafa, Sahar M Hassany, Marwa Salama, Mohamed S Abd Elghafar, Hamdy Sayed, Mohamed Badr, Dalia T Kamal, Ahmed Shamseldeen, Ashima'a Ossimi, Inas Moaz, Hossam El-Deen Esmael, Azza M Ezz Eldin, Sameera Ezzat, Hossam Abdelghaffar, Khaled Abdelghaffar
Arab Journal of Gastroenterology, doi:10.1016/j.ajg.2022.04.005
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