An open randomised study to assess the efficacy of gatifloxacin versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated typhoid fever
Completed
- Conditions
- Typhoid feverInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN67946944
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Oxford (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients will be eligible if they have suspected or culture proven enteric fever provided:
1. They give fully informed consent
2. They are not obtunded not jaundiced
3. There are no signs of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding or any other evidence of severity (see below)
4. No history of hypersensitivity to either of the trial drugs
5. No treatment with a quinolone or 3rd generation cephalosporin or macrolide within one week of hospital admission
6. They are not pregnant
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy or lactation
2. Any signs of symptoms of severe disease
3. No informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method