Why the study?
Does a single dose of azithromycin improve time to defervescence compared to a 1-week course of doxycycline in patients with mild scrub typhus?
Does a single dose of azithromycin improve time to defervescence compared to a 1-week course of doxycycline in patients with mild scrub typhus?
A single 500-mg dose of azithromycin is as effective as a 1-week course of doxycycline for the treatment of mild scrub typhus.
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Supports single-dose azithromycin for mild scrub typhus; confirms comparable efficacy to doxycycline and simplifies outpatient regimens.
Ys et al. (2004) studied this question.
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