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A randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial of balapiravir, a polymerase inhibitor, in adult dengue patients

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Background: Dengue is the most common arboviral infection of humans. There are currently no specific treatments for dengue. Balapiravir is a prodrug of a nucleoside analogue (called R1479) and an inhibitor of hepatitis C virus replication in vivo.
Methods: We conducted in vitro experiments to determine the potency of balapiravir against dengue viruses and then an exploratory, dose-escalating, randomized placebo-controlled trial in adult male...

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10.1093/infdis/jis470

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Journal of Infectious Diseases More from this journal
Volume:
207
Issue:
9
Pages:
1442–1450
Publication date:
2012-07-17
Acceptance date:
2012-03-14
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EISSN:
1537-6613
ISSN:
0022-1899
Pmid:
22807519
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pubs:342305
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uuid:dd45cf9c-f358-4698-b2e1-55cb33c414ea
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pubs:342305
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342305
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2017-04-26

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