Single Dose of Azithromycin or Three-Day Course of Ciprofloxacin as Therapy for Epidemic Dysentery in Kenya

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 942 - 943
Main Authors Shanks, G. D., Smoak, B. L., Aleman, G. M., Oundo, J., Waiyaki, P. G., Dunne, M. W., Petersen, L.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01.10.1999
University of Chicago Press
Subjects
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Dosage
Dysentery
Epidemics
Human experimentation
Medical research
Medical sciences
Medications
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Placebos
Shigella
Shigella dysenteriae
Tropical medicine
Kenya
Africa
Human
Azithromycin
Single dose
Shigella dysenteriae
Duration
Macrolide
Shigellosis
Infection
Antibiotic
Chemotherapy
Fluoroquinolone derivatives
Treatment
Bacteriosis
Digestive diseases
Bacteria
Intestinal disease
Dysentery
Antibacterial agent
Ciprofloxacin
Therapeutic protocol
Comparative study
Quinolone derivatives
Enterobacteriaceae
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Bibliography:Reprints or correspondence: Dr. G. Dennis Shanks, U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya, Box 401, Unit 64109, APO AE 09831-4109, USA (dshanks@africaonline.co.ke).
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/520469