Azithromycin prophylaxis prevents epidemic dysentery

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 316-

  Shanks, G Dennis ^a   Ragama, Ogutu B ^a   Aleman, Gladys M ^a   Andersen, Steven L ^a   Gordon, Daniel M ^a  

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Author keywords

Azithromycin; Dysentery; Prophylaxis; Shigella dysenteriae 1

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MALARIA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSENTERY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 15844418440     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90269-2     Document Type: Article

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