Treatment of Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever with Nalidixic Acid

Abstract

Thirty-two patients with proven typhoid or paratyphoid fever were studied clinically and bacteriologically and treated with nalidixic acid, 60 to 100 mg per kilogram body weight daily for 10 days. Twenty-eight out of 32 patients were cured. The average period for the patients to become afebrile was 9.5 days. No side-effects of therapy were noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0731959

Entities

People

  • A. Hassan
  • A. S. El-rooby
  • M. F. Abdel-wahab
  • Z. Farid

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Unit Three

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Weight
  • Cell Count
  • Classification
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Side Effects
  • Therapy
  • Urinary Tract

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Oncology
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.