A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis.
An open randomized comparison of the oral 'conventional' regimen (combination of chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole and doxycycline) and co-amoxiclav for the maintenance treatment of melioidosis was conducted in Ubon Ratchatani, north-eastern Thailand, between 1989 and 1992. The total antibiot...
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| author | Rajchanuvong, A Chaowagul, W Suputtamongkol, Y Smith, MD Dance, D White, N |
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| description | An open randomized comparison of the oral 'conventional' regimen (combination of chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole and doxycycline) and co-amoxiclav for the maintenance treatment of melioidosis was conducted in Ubon Ratchatani, north-eastern Thailand, between 1989 and 1992. The total antibiotic treatment duration was 20 weeks. Of 101 patients followed, 10 (10%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.9-17.5%) subsequently relapsed: 2 of 52 patients (4%) in the oral 'conventional' group, and 8 of 49 patients (16%) receiving oral co-amoxiclav. This compares with a relapse rate of 23% in our previous study of 8 weeks' total therapy. Only 50% of patients complied with the 20 weeks' treatment regimen and poor compliance proved the most significant risk factor for subsequent relapse (relative risk [RR] 4.9, 95% CI 1.2-20.3). Neither the presence of known underlying disease nor choice of initial parenteral treatment was significantly associated with a higher risk of relapse. Co-amoxiclav is safer and better tolerated, but may be less effective (RR of relapse 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-1.2) than the oral 'conventional' regimen. The minimum duration of total treatment with either regimen should be 12-20 weeks, depending on clinical progress. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:86cf6183-52a2-4b3b-9e74-599dfcb67a002022-03-26T22:06:34ZA prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:86cf6183-52a2-4b3b-9e74-599dfcb67a00EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1995Rajchanuvong, AChaowagul, WSuputtamongkol, YSmith, MDDance, DWhite, NAn open randomized comparison of the oral 'conventional' regimen (combination of chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole and doxycycline) and co-amoxiclav for the maintenance treatment of melioidosis was conducted in Ubon Ratchatani, north-eastern Thailand, between 1989 and 1992. The total antibiotic treatment duration was 20 weeks. Of 101 patients followed, 10 (10%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.9-17.5%) subsequently relapsed: 2 of 52 patients (4%) in the oral 'conventional' group, and 8 of 49 patients (16%) receiving oral co-amoxiclav. This compares with a relapse rate of 23% in our previous study of 8 weeks' total therapy. Only 50% of patients complied with the 20 weeks' treatment regimen and poor compliance proved the most significant risk factor for subsequent relapse (relative risk [RR] 4.9, 95% CI 1.2-20.3). Neither the presence of known underlying disease nor choice of initial parenteral treatment was significantly associated with a higher risk of relapse. Co-amoxiclav is safer and better tolerated, but may be less effective (RR of relapse 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-1.2) than the oral 'conventional' regimen. The minimum duration of total treatment with either regimen should be 12-20 weeks, depending on clinical progress. |
| spellingShingle | Rajchanuvong, A Chaowagul, W Suputtamongkol, Y Smith, MD Dance, D White, N A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis. |
| title | A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis. |
| title_full | A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis. |
| title_fullStr | A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis. |
| title_short | A prospective comparison of co-amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and co-trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis. |
| title_sort | prospective comparison of co amoxiclav and the combination of chloramphenicol doxycycline and co trimoxazole for the oral maintenance treatment of melioidosis |
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