Successful treatment of typhoid fever in children with parenteral ceftriaxone.
Eight children, seriously ill with bacteriologically proven Salmonella typhi septicemia, were successfully treated with a single daily intramuscular injection of 2 g ceftriaxone given for 5-7 days. All children improved clinically within 48 h of starting therapy and all except 1 became afebrile within 5 days. None relapsed during the 4-week follow-up study.
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United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt.
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Abu el Ella
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D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002443:Ceftriaxone