Abstract
From March 1998 to September 2001, 64 children and from October 2001 to December 2004, 66 children < or = 15 years with brucellosis in Babol, Iran, were treated with cotrimoxazole and rifampin for 6 or 8 weeks, respectively. Cure rate for 6 weeks was 89.1% and for 8 weeks it was 95.5%. Six weeks of therapy with cotrimoxazole plus rifampin is sufficient for treatment of childhood brucellosis.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Brucellosis / diagnosis*
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Brucellosis / drug therapy*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cohort Studies
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Drug Administration Schedule
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Iran
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Male
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Retrospective Studies
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Rifampin / administration & dosage*
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Treatment Outcome
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / administration & dosage*
Substances
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
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Rifampin