Azithromycin and gentamicin therapy for the treatment of humans with brucellosis.

Solera, J; Beato, J L; Martínez-Alfaro, E; Segura, J C; de Tomas, E; Grupo de Estudio de Castilla la Mancha de Enfermedades Infecciosas Group · Clin Infect Dis · 2001

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Abstract

Ten patients with brucellosis were treated with azithromycin and gentamicin to assess the treatment's safety and efficacy. Seven patients had an excellent therapeutic response at the end of therapy; however, relapse was noted in 3. When relapse was considered in combination with an initial lack of efficacy, 5 patients (50%; 95% confidence interval, 18.7%-81.3%) did not respond to therapy; these results do not favor the use of azithromycin to treat brucellosis in humans.

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