Efficacy of norfloxacin and doxycycline for treatment of Vibrio cholerae O139 infection

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 575-581

  Dutta, D ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a   Bhattacharya, M K ^a   Deb, A ^a   Deb, M ^a   Manna, B ^a   Moitra, A ^b   Mukhopadhyay, A K ^a   Nair, G B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^b Infectious Diseases Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES; FECES CULTURE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHYDRATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHOLERA; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORFLOXACIN; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0029869404     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.3.575     Document Type: Article

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