STUDY TO KNOW THE EFFICACY OF AZITHROMYCIN IN TYPHOID FEVER MANAGEMENT AMONG CHILDREN IN JINNAH HOSPITAL

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作者：
Hameed, Arslan [1 ]
Najeeburahman [2 ]
Azim, Abdul [2 ]
机构：
[1] DHQ Hosp, Sheikupura, Pakistan
[2] Nangrahar Univ, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
来源：
INDO AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | 2019年 / 6卷 / 06期
关键词：
Typhoid; azithromycin; child;
D O I：
10.5281/zenodo.3261423
中图分类号：
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号：
100701 ;
摘要：
Objective: To know the azithromycin efficacy in the typhoid fever treatment in children. Study design: A descriptive case series. Place and Duration: In the Pediatric Department of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore for one year duration from January 20118 to January 2019. Methods: A total of 110 patients included in the study were included in the inclusion / exclusion criteria. Results: In this study, the most mean age was 8.78 +/- 3.87 years and 68 (61.82%) male and 42 (38.18%) female patient. In children with fever efficacy was recorded in and 96 (87.27%)of cases, and only 15 (13.03%) cases could not be managed properly. The results of the analysis proves that azithromycin is a effective and safe drug in the typhoid fever treatment in children. Conclusion: The outcomes of the analysis shows that azithromycin is a effective and safe drug in the management of typhoid fever in children.
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