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. 2020 Oct 17;72(11):e835–e843. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1571

Table 2.

Incidence of COVID-19 With Hydroxychloroquine as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Outcome Placebo Hydroxychloroquine Once Weekly Hydroxychloroquine Twice Weekly
No. of Infections (%) Event Rate per Person-year (95% CI) No. of Infections (%) Event Rate per Person-year (95% CI) Hazard Ratio (95% CI) No. of Infections (%) Event Rate per Person-year (95% CI) Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
PCR positive or probable COVID-19 39 (7.9) .38 (.26–.50) 29 (5.9) .27 (.17–.37) .72 (.44–1.16) 29 (5.9) .28 (.18–.38) .74 (.46–1.19)
PCR confirmed COVID-19 6 (1.2) .06 (.01–.10) 4 (0.8) .04 (.00–.07) .65 (.18–2.32) 7 (1.4) .07 (.02–.12) 1.18 (.40–3.51)
COVID-19 compatible with symptoms 38 (7.7) .38 (.26–.49) 29 (5.9) .28 (.18–.38) .73 (.45–1.19) 28 (5.7) .28 (.17–.38) .74 (.45–1.20)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.