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Efficacy and tolerability of the different drugs used in 415 patients with Mediterranean spotted fever. |
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| Chloramphenicol n = 107 |
Clarithromycin n = 230 |
Azithromycin n = 78 |
p |
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| Mean time to defervescence (h) |
40.62 |
41.94 |
47.13 |
0.093 |
| Hospitalization mean (days) |
5.4 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
0.018 |
| Prolonged fever / relapse (%) |
0 |
2 (0.9) |
9 (11.5) |
< 0.01 |
| Side effects requiring drug discontinuation (%) |
0 |
16 (7) |
1 (1.3) |
< 0.01 |
Colomba et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:60 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-60 |
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