Treatment of Q fever endocarditis: Comparison of 2 regimens containing doxycycline and ofloxacin or hydroxychloroquine

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-173

  Raoult, Didier ^b   Houpikian, Pierre ^c   Dupont, Hervé Tissot ^c   Riss, Jean Marc ^c   Arditi Djiane, J ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^c  

^a Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LINCOMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RELAPSE; RETINA DISEASE; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0033601740     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.2.167     Document Type: Article

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