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SUBMITTER: Ergonul O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106438 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emerging infectious diseases 20180901 9
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of ribavirin use for the prevention of infection and death of healthcare workers exposed to patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) infection. Splashes with blood or bodily fluids (odds ratio [OR] 4.2), being a nurse or physician (OR 2.1), and treating patients who died from CCHFV infection (OR 3.8) were associated with healthcare workers acquiring CCHFV infection; 7% of the workers who received postexpos ...[more]