Lack of Evidence for Ribavirin Treatment of Lassa Fever in Systematic Review of Published and Unpublished Studies1
Hung-Yuan Cheng, Clare E. French, Alex P. Salam, Sarah Dawson, Alexandra McAleenan, Luke A. McGuinness, Jelena Savović, Peter W. Horby, and Jonathan A.C. Sterne
Author affiliations: Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK (H.-Y. Cheng, C.E. French, S. Dawson, A. McAleenan, L.A. McGuinness, J. Savović, J.A.C. Sterne); National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation, University of Bristol, Bristol (C.E. French); United Kingdom Public Health Rapid Support Team, London, UK (A.P. Salam); Pandemic Sciences Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (A.P. Salam, P.W. Horby); NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West, Bristol (J. Savović); International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium, Oxford (P. Horby); NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Bristol (J.A.C. Sterne); Health Data Research UK South West, Bristol (J.A.C. Sterne)
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Figure 1. Study selection flowchart for a systematic review of published and unpublished studies for evidence for ribavirin treatment of Lassa fever. ITCRP, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform; PACTR, Pan African Clinical Trial Registry.
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