Comparative efficacy of two- and five-day courses of ceftriaxone for treatment of severe shigellosis in children

Comparative efficacy of two- and five-day courses of ceftriaxone for treatment of severe shigellosis in children

Administration of ceftriaxone for 5 days has been shown to be highly efficient in the treatment of severe shigellosis in children. Our study, involving 40 children, demonstrated that a 2-day course of ceftriaxone was as beneficial as a 5-day course and constituted effective therapy for children with...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 1993-11, Vol.123 (5), p.822-824
Hauptverfasser: Eidlitz-Marcus, T., Cohen, Y. Haimi, Nussinovitch, M., Elian, I., Varsano, I.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Ceftriaxone - administration & dosage
Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Diarrhea, Infantile - drug therapy
Diarrhea, Infantile - microbiology
Digestive system
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Dysentery, Bacillary - drug therapy
Humans
Infant
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Administration of ceftriaxone for 5 days has been shown to be highly efficient in the treatment of severe shigellosis in children. Our study, involving 40 children, demonstrated that a 2-day course of ceftriaxone was as beneficial as a 5-day course and constituted effective therapy for children with severe shigellosis.
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(05)80868-6