Ceftriaxone as effective as long-acting chloramphenicol in short-course treatment of meningococcal meningitis during epidemics: A randomised non-inferiority study

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9482, 2005, Pages 308-313

  Nathan, N ^a   Borel, T ^a   Djibo, A ^b   Evans, D ^a   Djibo, S ^c   Corty, J F ^d   Guillerm, M ^d   Alberti, K P ^a   Pinoges, L ^a   Guerin, P J ^a   Legros, D ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b Ministry of Health Niamey   (Niger)

^c Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 22544440848     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66792-X     Document Type: Article

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