Successful Treatment of Human Plague with Oral Ciprofloxacin
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The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved ciprofloxacin for treatment of plague (Yersina pestis infection) based on animal studies. Published evidence of efficacy in humans is sparse. We report 5 cases of culture-confirmed human plague treated successfully with oral ciprofloxacin, including 1 case of pneumonic plague.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017