Successful Treatment Of Human Plague With Oral Ciprofloxacin
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Date
2017
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Emerging infectious diseases
Abstract
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved ciprofloxacin for treatment of plague (Yersina pestis infection) based on animal studies. Published evidence of efficacy in humans is sparse. We report 5 cases of culture-confirmed human plague treated successfully with oral ciprofloxacin, including 1 case of pneumonic plague.
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plague, Yersinia pestis, human, treatment, ciprofloxacin, vector-borne infections, infectious diseases, bacterial infection, FDA approval, bacteria, zoonoses
Citation
Apangu, T., Griffith, K., Abaru, J., Candini, G., Apio, H., Okoth, F., ... & Mead, P. (2017). Successful treatment of human plague with oral ciprofloxacin. Emerging infectious diseases, 23(3), 553.http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161212