title: Open study of ciprofloxacin in enteric fever.
abstract: Thirty adult patients with typhoid or paratyphoid fever were treated with ciprofloxacin. All patients were cured with eradication of the causative organism. No major adverse reactions were seen. Ciprofloxacin is an effective agent for the treatment of enteric fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicable and Tropical Diseases, East Birmingham Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Flegg
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Geddes
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin