Gatifloxacin versus ceftriaxone for uncomplicated enteric fever in Nepal: an open-label, two-centre, randomised controlled trial.

Gatifloxacin versus ceftriaxone for uncomplicated enteric fever in Nepal: an open-label, two-centre, randomised controlled trial.

Because treatment with third-generation cephalosporins is associated with slow clinical improvement and high relapse burden for enteric fever, whereas the fluoroquinolone gatifloxacin is associated with rapid fever clearance and low relapse burden, we postulated that gatifloxacin would be superior t...

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Main Authors: Arjyal, A, Basnyat, B, Nhan, H, Koirala, S, Giri, A, Joshi, N, Shakya, M, Pathak, K, Mahat, S, Prajapati, S, Adhikari, N, Thapa, R, Merson, L, Gajurel, D, Lamsal, K, Lamsal, D, Yadav, B, Shah, G, Shrestha, P, Dongol, S, Karkey, A, Thompson, C, Thieu, N, Thanh, D, Baker, S, Thwaites, G, Wolbers, M, Dolecek, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Lancet 2016

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