dc.creatorEnria, Delia
dc.creatorMaiztegui, Julio I.
dc.date2020-12-18T16:03:13Z
dc.date2020-12-18T16:03:13Z
dc.date1994-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T20:08:02Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T20:08:02Z
dc.identifier0166-3542
dc.identifierhttp://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/1952
dc.identifier10.1016/0166-3542(94)90030-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8519966
dc.descriptionFil: Enria, Delia. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas; Argentina.
dc.descriptionFil: Maiztegui, Julio I. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas; Argentina.
dc.descriptionArgentine hemorrhagic fever is a systemic viral disease caused by Junin virus, with a mortality of 15-30% in untreated individuals. Current specific therapy is highly effective in reducing mortality, and consists of the early administration of immune plasma in defined doses of specific neutralizing antibodies per kg of body weight. However, several reasons suggest the need to investigate alternative therapies. Ribavirin, a broad spectrum antiviral agent, is effective in the treatment of other viral hemorrhagic fevers, and the studies done with Junin virus infections to date indicate that this drug may also have a beneficial effect in Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationAntiviral research
dc.rightsopen
dc.sourceAntiviral Research 1994; 23(1):23-31.
dc.subjectFiebre Hemorrágica Americana
dc.subjectArgentina
dc.subjectAntivirales
dc.titleAntiviral treatment of Argentine hemorrhagic fever
dc.typeArtículo


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