Halving of mortality of severe melioidosis by ceftazidime.

An open randomised trial was conducted to compare ceftazidime (120 mg/kg/day) with "conventional therapy" (chloramphenicol 100 mg/kg/day, doxycycline 4 mg/kg/day, trimethoprim 10 mg/kg/day, and sulphamethoxazole 50 mg/kg/day) in the treatment of severe melioidosis. A paired restricted sequ...

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Main Authors: White, N, Dance, D, Chaowagul, W, Wattanagoon, Y, Wuthiekanun, V, Pitakwatchara, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1989