A prospective, open-label, randomized trial of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus
<strong>Background</strong> Murine typhus, or infection with Rickettsia typhi, is a global but neglected disease without randomised clinical trials to guide antibiotic therapy. Doxycycline is commonly used but without objective evidence for optimum treatment duration. Azithromycin is a p...
Autores principales: | Newton, P, Keolouangkhot, V, Lee, S, Choumlivong, K, Sisouphone, S, Vongsouvath, M, Mayxay, M, Chansamouth, V, Davong, V, Phommasone, K, Sirisouk, J, Blacksell, S, Nawtaisong, P, Moore, C, Castonguay-Vanier, J, Dittrich, S, Rattanavong, S, Chang, K, Darasavath, C, Rattanavong, O, Paris, D, Phetsouvanh, R |
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Formato: | Journal article |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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