Role of Azithromycin in the Treatment of Typhoid Fever in Children

被引：0
|
作者：
Riaz, Adeel [1 ]
Malik, Amer Ullah [1 ]
Zahoor, Farhan [1 ]
机构：
[1] SIMS Serv Hosp, Dept Pediat, Lahore, Pakistan
来源：
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES | 2013年 / 7卷 / 04期
关键词：
Typhoid fever; azithromycin; children;
D O I：
暂无
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Aim: To determine the efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children. Study design: It was a descriptive case series. Duration: Six months from January 2012 to June 2012. Settings: Department of Pediatric Medicine Unit-I, SIMS/Services Hospital, Lahore. Methods: A total of 110 cases fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Results: In this study 8.78 +/- 3.87 years was the commonest age, 68( 61.82%) male cases and 42( 38.18%) female cases, efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children was calculated and in 96( 87.27%) cases, efficacy was recorded while only 14( 12.73%) cases could not treated effectively. The results of the study reveal that azithromycin is safe and effective drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in children. Conclusion: The results of the study reveal that azithromycin is safe and effective drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in children.
引用
收藏
页码：1118 / 1120
页数：3
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [21] The treatment of typhoid fever
    Selby, P
    [J]. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1905, 1905 : 1720 - 1720
  • [22] Treatment of typhoid fever
    Stark, AC
    [J]. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1905, 1905 : 1677 - 1677
  • [23] The treatment of typhoid fever
    Ewart, W
    [J]. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1905, 1905 : 1720 - 1720
  • [24] Treatment of typhoid fever
    Billings, F
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1900, 34 : 449 - 452
  • [25] TREATMENT OF TYPHOID FEVER
    ROWLAND, HA
    [J]. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 1961, 64 (05): : 101 - +
  • [26] The treatment of typhoid fever
    McCrae, T
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1908, 51 : 983 - 988
  • [27] The treatment of typhoid fever
    Landis, JH
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1908, 50 (APR) : 1498 - 1502
  • [28] The treatment of typhoid fever
    White, NJ
    Parry, CM
    [J]. CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1996, 9 (05) : 298 - 302
  • [29] The treatment of typhoid fever
    Smith, FJ
    [J]. LANCET, 1901, 1 : 312 - 314
  • [30] A Multi-Center Randomised Controlled Trial of Gatifloxacin versus Azithromycin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Typhoid Fever in Children and Adults in Vietnam
    Dolecek, Christiane
    Tran Thi Phi La
    Nguyen Ngoc Rang
    Le Thi Phuong
    Ha Vinh
    Phung Quoc Tuan
    Doan Cong Du
    Nguyen Thi Be Bay
    Duong Thanh Long
    Luong Bich Ha
    Nguyen Trung Binh
    Nguyen Thi Anh Hong
    Pham Ngoc Dung
    Mai Ngoc Lanh
    Phan Van Be Bay
    Vo Anh Ho
    Nguyen Van Minh Hoang
    Tran Thu Thi Nga
    Tran Thuy Chau
    Schultsz, Constance
    Dunstan, Sarah J.
    Stepniewska, Kasia
    Campbell, James Ian
    To Song Diep
    Basnyat, Buddha
    Nguyen Van Vinh Chau
    Nguyen Van Sach
    Nguyen Tran Chinh
    Tran Tinh Hien
    Farrar, Jeremy
    [J]. PLOS ONE, 2008, 3 (05):
12345