Successful Treatment Of Human Plague With Oral Ciprofloxacin

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dc.contributor.authorApangu, Titus
dc.contributor.authorGriffith, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorAbaru, Janet
dc.contributor.authorCandini, Gordian
dc.contributor.authorApio, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorOkoth, Felix
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKaggwa, John
dc.contributor.authorAcayo, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorEzama, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorYockey, Brook
dc.contributor.authorSexton, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorSchriefer, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMbidde, Edward Katongole
dc.contributor.authorMead, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-24T14:18:42Z
dc.date.available2022-01-24T14:18:42Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationApangu, 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/eid2303.161212en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1497
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerging infectious diseasesen_US
dc.subjectplague, Yersinia pestis, human, treatment, ciprofloxacin, vector-borne infections, infectious diseases, bacterial infection, FDA approval, bacteria, zoonosesen_US
dc.titleSuccessful Treatment Of Human Plague With Oral Ciprofloxacinen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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