DEBATE (see Elaldi N et al, Efficacy of oral ribavirin treatment in Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: a quasi-experimental study from Turkey. Journal of Infection 2009; 58: 238-244): Biases and misinterpretation in the assessment of the efficacy of oral ribavirin in the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

MeSH terms

• Administration, Oral
• Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
• Antiviral Agents / adverse effects
• Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
• Bias
• Data Interpretation, Statistical
• Epidemiologic Studies
• Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / drug therapy*
• Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology
• Humans
• Ribavirin / administration & dosage
• Ribavirin / adverse effects
• Ribavirin / therapeutic use*
• Sample Size
• Selection Bias
• Treatment Outcome
• Turkey / epidemiology