Failure of interferon alfa and tribavirin in rabies encephalitis.
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Failure of interferon alfa and tribavirin in rabies encephalitis.
OBJECTIVE To test the effect of interferon alfa and tribavirin (ribavirin) in patients with rabies encephalitis. DESIGN An open trial of chemotherapy and intensive care in patients with early rabies. SETTING The intensive care unit of a Bangkok hospital. PATIENTS Four conscious men with clinical rabies encephalitis. INTERVENTIONS Rapid virological diagnosis of rabies. Treatment with int...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.299.6703.830