Intravenous minocycline versus oral doxycycline for the treatment of noncomplicated scrub typhus

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-38

  Tsai, Chen Chi ^a,b   Lay, Chorng Jang ^a   Ho, Yu Huai ^b   Wang, Lih Shinn ^a,b   Chen, Li Kuang ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doxycycline; Minocycline; Scrub typhus; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; MINOCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCRUB TYPHUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCRUB TYPHUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952252540     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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