Doxycycline and rifampicin for mild scrub-typhus infections in northern Thailand: A randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9235, 2000, Pages 1057-1061

  Watt, George ^a,d   Kantipong, Pacharee ^b   Jongsakul, Krisada ^a   Watcharapichat, Pochaman ^a   Phulsuksombati, Duangporn ^a   Strickman, Daniel ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b Chiang Rai Prachanukhro Hospital   (Thailand)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d AFRIMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SCRUB TYPHUS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034706271     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02728-8     Document Type: Article

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