The efficacy and tolerability of antibiotics in scrub typhus: an updated network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
BingSyuan Zeng,
BingYan Zeng,
ChaoMing Hung,
Hung-Chang Kuo,
YenWen Chen,
MeinWoei Suen,
YowLing Shiue,
PingTao Tseng,
ChangHua Chen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.06.024
Subject(s) - medicine , tolerability , scrub typhus , randomized controlled trial , minocycline , adverse effect , septic shock , doxycycline , antibiotics , sepsis , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Inadequate treatment of scrub typhus results in severe complications such as septic shock and is also associated with a high median mortality rate of 6%. However, there has been no conclusive evidence about the superiority of different antibiotics in managing scrub typhus in terms of efficacy and tolerability.
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