Randomized open trial of gentamicin and doxycycline for eradication of Bartonella quintana from blood in patients with chronic bacteremia

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2204-2207

  Foucault, C ^a,b   Raoult, D ^a,b   Brouqui, P ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BURN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICKETTSIOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENCH FEVER;

EID: 0037636528     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.7.2204-2207.2003     Document Type: Article

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