A comparative study of ofloxacin and cefixime for treatment of typhoid fever in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-248

  Phuong, Cao Xuan Thanh ^a   Kneen, Rachel ^b,c   Anh, Nguyen Tuyet ^a   Luat, Truong Dinh ^a   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Parry, Christopher M ^b,c  

^a Dong Nai Pediatric Centre   (Viet Nam)

^b CHO QUAN HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cefixime; Chemotherapy; Ofloxacin; Salmonella typhi; Typhoid

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0033028370     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199903000-00007     Document Type: Article

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