Co-trimoxazole versus azithromycin for the treatment of undifferentiated febrile illness in Nepal: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Co-trimoxazole versus azithromycin for the treatment of undifferentiated febrile illness in Nepal: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Undifferentiated febrile illness (UFI) includes typhoid and typhus fevers and generally designates fever without any localizing signs. UFI is a great therapeutic challenge in countries like Nepal because of the lack of available point-of-care, rapid diagnostic tests. Often patien...

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Main Authors: Sunil Pokharel, Buddha Basnyat, Amit Arjyal, Saruna Pathak Mahat, Raj Kumar KC, Abhusani Bhuju, Buddhi Poudyal, Evelyne Kestelyn, Ritu Shrestha, Dung Nguyen Thi Phuong, Rajkumar Thapa, Manan Karki, Sabina Dongol, Abhilasha Karkey, Marcel Wolbers, Stephen Baker, Guy Thwaites
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Undifferentiated febrile illness
Enteric fever
Azithromycin
Co-trimoxazole
Fever clearance time
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2199-6

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