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New Antibiotic For Treating Typhoid In Low Income Countries Recommended Following Clinical Trial

Posted on Friday, 29 April 2011 by Diabetes News From Medical News Today
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A large clinical trial comparing treatments for typhoid has recommended the use of gatifloxacin, a new generation and affordable antibiotic. The results of the trial in Kathmandu, Nepal, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Li Ka Shing Foundation, are published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. Typhoid - also known as 'enteric fever' - is characterised by a high fever and diarrhoea...

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