Comparative Efficacy of Single-dose Doxycycline Versus Standard 5- Day Amoxicillin Treatment
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-10-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Abstract: Background The current practice in Senegal is to use broad-spectrum antibiotics
including amoxicillin and/or cotrimoxazole in case of non-malarial fevers. First-line
treatment with doxycycline has cured such patients. The investgators aimed to determine the
efficacy of a single dose of doxycycline compared to a 5-day amoxicillin course for the
treatment of fever.