Failure of short-course ceftriaxone chemotherapy for multidrug-resistant typhoid fever in children: a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan
Document Type
Article
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health
Abstract
The precise duration of therapy of multidrug-resistant (MDR) typhoid with broad-spectrum cephalosporins is uncertain. We prospectively randomized 57 children with culture-proven MDR typhoid to receive treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone (CRO) (65 mg/kg of body weight/day) for 7 days (short course; n = 29) or 14 days (conventional; n = 28). The response to therapy, as evaluated by the serial monitoring of the typhoid morbidity score and bacteriological clearance, was comparable between groups. In contrast to the conventional therapy, 14% of the children receiving CRO for 7 days had a confirmed bacteriological relapse within 4 weeks of stopping therapy.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Recommended Citation
Bhutta, Z. A.,
Khan, I. A.,
Shadmani, M.
(2000). Failure of short-course ceftriaxone chemotherapy for multidrug-resistant typhoid fever in children: a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 44(2), 450-452.
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