Donovanosis treated with thiamphenicol
Ten patients with donovanosis were treated with thiamphenicol for two weeks. In eight of them, included two HIV infected patients, lesions healed. The safety profile of thiamphenicol makes it a useful and cost-effective agent in the management of donovanosis. Randomized controlled trials should be conducted with these treatment options.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2007
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400002 |
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| Summary: | Ten patients with donovanosis were treated with thiamphenicol for two weeks. In eight of them, included two HIV infected patients, lesions healed. The safety profile of thiamphenicol makes it a useful and cost-effective agent in the management of donovanosis. Randomized controlled trials should be conducted with these treatment options. |
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