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. 2018 Jun 5;2018(6):CD012713. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012713.pub2

Elaldi 2009.

Methods Historical control study
Participants 218 confirmed cases,
Mean age: ribavirin group mean 44.4 (SD = 19.1); No‐ribavirin group mean 40.9 (SD = 16.7), 50% women
Interventions Ribavirin 30 mg/kg initial loading dose; 15 mg/kg 4 x daily for 4 days; 7.5 mg/kg 3 x daily for 6 days; Oral (nasogastric tube if oral not possible)
Outcomes Mortality, length of hospital stay, requirement for transfusion (PRC, FFP, platelets)
Location and dates Cumhuriyet University; Ankara Numune Training Hospital, Ataturk University Research Hospital; Ondokuz Mayis University, Sivas; Ankara; Erzurum; Samsun, Turkey tertiary centres 2004
Number of days since onset of symptoms (mean/SD) Median 5 (range = 1 ‐ 11)
Supportive therapy Erythrocyte suspensions,platelet suspensions, FFP and other supportive as required
Notes