- Original Article
- Roxithromycin Treatment of Tsutsugamushi Disease (Scrub Typhus) in Children
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Hye-Jin Park, Kyung-Yil Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(7):710-713. Published online July 15, 2003
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Purpose : Although chloramphenicol and doxycycline have been used for the treatment of tsutsugamuchi disease, a difficulty exists in determining which drugs to use in treating children because of potential complications such as aplastic anemia or teeth discoloration. We evaluated the effect of roxithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, on tsutsugamushi disease in children.
Methods : A retrospective analysis was conducted on 39... |
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