Treatment of Salmonella paratyphi A infection with oral ofloxacin.
A patient with paratyphoid fever relapsed bacteriologically during the treatment with chloramphenicol, and was treated with daily doses of 600 to 800 mg of ofloxacin for 14 days. Salmonella paratyphi A was eradicated. Ofloxacin appears to be an effective drug for the eradication of S. paratyphi A.
Ohnishi
K
K
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Japan.
Murata
M
M
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
D015242:Ofloxacin