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The title "A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19" is the title of the original article that is in its formal form. Now suppose we want to write a poster (a short message introducing the article) to be posted on the homepage, and naturally the poster needs a shorter headline, so I write the headline as "Hydroxychloroquine Prophylaxis for Covid-19". It seems clear and correct to me.
Now take a look at the actual headline on the New England Journal of Medicne homepage: It is: Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 Prophylaxis. Hence I have the thread title: H. Prophylaxis for Covid-19 vs. H. for Covid-19 Prophylaxis. H. stands for Hydroxychloroquine because the space for thread title is limited.
The question of this thread is whether "H. Prophylaxis for Covid-19" has the same meaning as "H. for Covid-19 Prophylaxis." That is, whether they are interchangeable with the meaning intact.
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A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurs after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For persons who are exposed, the standard of care is observation and quarantine. Whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent symptomatic infection after SARS-CoV-2 exposure is unknown.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine August 6, 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2016638?query=featured_home
The headline in the poster in the NEJM homepage is written as:
Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 ProphylaxisD.R. Boulware and Others
In this double-blind, randomized trial, 821 asymptomatic persons with a high-risk or moderate-risk exposure to SARS-CoV-2 were assigned to receive hydroxychloroquine or placebo within 4 days after the exposure. No benefit in preventing illness compatible with Covid-19 was found.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
https://www.nejm.org/
Now take a look at the actual headline on the New England Journal of Medicne homepage: It is: Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 Prophylaxis. Hence I have the thread title: H. Prophylaxis for Covid-19 vs. H. for Covid-19 Prophylaxis. H. stands for Hydroxychloroquine because the space for thread title is limited.
The question of this thread is whether "H. Prophylaxis for Covid-19" has the same meaning as "H. for Covid-19 Prophylaxis." That is, whether they are interchangeable with the meaning intact.
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A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurs after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For persons who are exposed, the standard of care is observation and quarantine. Whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent symptomatic infection after SARS-CoV-2 exposure is unknown.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine August 6, 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2016638?query=featured_home
The headline in the poster in the NEJM homepage is written as:
Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 ProphylaxisD.R. Boulware and Others
In this double-blind, randomized trial, 821 asymptomatic persons with a high-risk or moderate-risk exposure to SARS-CoV-2 were assigned to receive hydroxychloroquine or placebo within 4 days after the exposure. No benefit in preventing illness compatible with Covid-19 was found.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
https://www.nejm.org/
