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Interventions for treating patients with chikungunya virus infection-related rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review.

Arturo Martí-CarvajalPilar Ramon-PardoEmilie JavelleFabrice SimonSylvain AldighieriHacsi HorvathJulia Rodriguez-AbreuLudovic Reveiz
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Results from these small trials provide insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about the efficacy or safety of CHIKV interventions. Physicians should be cautious in prescribing and policy-makers should be cautious in recommending any intervention reviewed here. Rigorous trials with sufficient statistical power are urgently needed, with results stratified by disease stage and symptomology.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • public health
  • zika virus
  • mental health
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • electronic health record