Tetracycline versus penicillin in the treatment of louse-borne relapsing fever

A prospective study of 120 louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) patient admitted to Mekele Regional Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia from September to November 1991 was done. The patients were assigned systematically to a single dose of either tetracycline or procaine penicillin (sixty each). Doses given we...

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Published in:	Ethiopian medical journal Vol. 30; no. 3; p. 175
Main Authors:	Gebrehiwot, T, Fiseha, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ethiopia 01.07.1992
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Ethiopia - epidemiology Female Hospitals, District Humans Infant Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Penicillin G Procaine - administration & dosage Penicillin G Procaine - adverse effects Penicillin G Procaine - therapeutic use Prospective Studies Recurrence Relapsing Fever - drug therapy Relapsing Fever - mortality Survival Rate Tetracycline - administration & dosage Tetracycline - adverse effects Tetracycline - therapeutic use Ethiopia
ISSN:	0014-1755
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