Newer macrolides as empiric treatment for acute Q fever infection.
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The effectiveness of newer macrolides in acute Q fever for 113 patients was recorded. The mean times to defervescence were 2.9 days for doxycycline and 3.3, 3.9, 3.9, and 6.4 days for clarithromycin, roxithromycin, erythromycin, and beta-lactams, respectively (P < 0.01 for macrolides versus beta-lactams). We conclude that macrolides may be an adequate empirical antibiotic therapy for acute Q fever.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 45 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001