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Is it time to switch to doxycycline from azithromycin for treating genital chlamydial infections in women? Modelling the impact of autoinoculation from the gastrointestinal tract to the genital tract

BACKGROUND: Single-dose azithromycin is recommended over multi-dose doxycycline as treatment for chlamydial infection. However, even with imperfect adherence, doxycycline is more effective in treating genital and rectal infection. Recently, it has been suggested that autoinoculation from the rectum...

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Autores principales: Craig, Andrew P, Kong, Fabian YS, Yeruva, Laxmi, Hocking, Jane S, Rank, Roger G, Wilson, David P, Donovan, Basil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25925662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0939-3