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It showed promise in a petri dish.
by sp332 5y ago
It showed promise in a petri dish.
- bb88 5y agoThe studies done were small and of low quality. Further the Elgazzar study which showed the most positive outlook was retracted for fraud and plagiarism.
- sp332 5y agoYeah my claim was too strong to defend here so I removed it. I agree with your overall assessment.
- King-Aaron 5y agoLots of things can kill a microbe in a petri dish -https://xkcd.com/1217/ https://xkcd.com/1217/
- nradov 5y agoYes ivermectin has been shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro. We just don't have conclusive evidence yet on whether or not it's an effective clinical treatment. More research is needed. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354220302011 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016635422...