Comparison of two chemotherapy regimen: Doxycycline-rifampicin and doxycycline cotrimoxazol in the brucellosis patients Ahvaz, Iran, 2004-2006

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 889-892

  Alavi, S M ^a   Rajabzadeh, Ali Reza ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Chemotherapy; Co trimoxazole; Doxycycline

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; RISK; SWEATING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 36949014981     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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