Open AccessA meta-analysis comparing the safety and efficacy of azithromycin over the alternate drugs used for treatment of uncomplicated enteric fever
Author(s) -
NA Trivedi,
PC Shah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.97172
Subject(s) - medicine , azithromycin , typhoid fever , cochrane library , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , adverse effect , confidence interval , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Drug-resistant typhoid fever is a major clinical problem globally. Emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) S. Typhi has complicated therapy by limiting treatment options.
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