Azithromycin versus Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Typhoid Fever in Children
Open Access
- 15 November 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (5) , 1134-1138
- https://doi.org/10.1086/317450
Abstract
A total of 108 children aged 4–17 years were randomized to receive 7 days of azithromycin (10 mg/kg/day; maximum, 500 mg/day) or ceftriaxone (75 mg/kKeywords
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