COVID-19: Time for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis?

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 11; p. 3997
• Main Authors: Gentile, Ivan, Maraolo, Alberto, Piscitelli, Prisco, Colao, Annamaria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.06.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Antiretroviral drugs; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiviral drugs; Betacoronavirus - drug effects; Chemoprevention; Coronavirus Infections - drug therapy; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Humans; Immunomodulators; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - drug therapy; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; Quarantine; Respiratory diseases; Review; SARS-CoV-2; Time Factors; Middle East; Italy; South Korea; China; COVID-19; post-exposure; prophylaxis; healthcare

From a healthcare perspective, infection due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and the ensuing syndrome called COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) represents the biggest challenge the world has faced in several decades. Particularly worrisome are t...