Prophylaxis for COVID-19: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the landscape of vaccine and treatment candidates against the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reviewed systematically, prophylactic candidates remain unexplored.

Objectives

To map pre- and postexposure prophylactic (PrEP and PEP) candidate for COVID-19.

Data sources

PubMed/Medline, Embase, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform clinical trial registries and medRxiv.

Study eligibility criteria and participants

All studies in humans or animals and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in humans reporting primary data on prophylactic candidates against COVID-19, excluding studies focused on key populations.

Interventions

PrEP and PEP candidate for COVID-19.

SUBMITTER: Smit M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7813508 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature