Outcomes of Third-Generation Cephalosporin Plus Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline Therapy in Patients with Vibrio vulnificus Septicemia: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

• Main Authors: Seong Eun Kim (Author), Sung Un Shin (Author), Tae Hoon Oh (Author), Uh Jin Kim (Author), Kalifa Sanneh Darboe (Author), Seung-Ji Kang (Author), Hee-Chang Jang (Author), Sook-In Jung (Author), Hee-Young Shin (Author), Kyung-Hwa Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Combination therapy with a third-generation cephalosporin (TGC) and a tetracycline analogue is recommended for Vibrio vulnificus infection. The combination of a TGC and ciprofloxacin has synergistic in vitro bactericidal activity against V. vulnificus. No clinical stud...