A multi-center randomized trial to assess the efficacy of gatifloxacin versus ciprofloxacin for the treatment of shigellosis in Vietnamese children.

• Główni autorzy: Ha Vinh (Autor), Vo Thi Cuc Anh (Autor), Nguyen Duc Anh (Autor), James I Campbell (Autor), Nguyen Van Minh Hoang (Autor), Tran Vu Thieu Nga (Autor), Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu (Autor), Pham Van Minh (Autor), Cao Thu Thuy (Autor), Pham Thanh Duy (Autor), Le Thi Phuong (Autor), Ha Thi Loan (Autor), Mai Thu Chinh (Autor), Nguyen Thi Thu Thao (Autor), Nguyen Thi Hong Tham (Autor), Bui Li Mong (Autor), Phan Van Be Bay (Autor), Jeremy N Day (Autor), Christiane Dolecek (Autor), Nguyen Phu Huong Lan (Autor), To Song Diep (Autor), Jeremy J Farrar (Autor), Nguyen Van Vinh Chau (Autor), Marcel Wolbers (Autor), Stephen Baker (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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The bacterial genus Shigella is the leading cause of dysentery. There have been significant increases in the proportion of Shigella isolated that demonstrate resistance to nalidixic acid. While nalidixic acid is no longer considered as a therapeutic agent for shigellosis, the fluoroquinolone ciprofl...