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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lancet 2016