Doxycycline in respiratory tract infections. A review of a multi-centre trial.
Chemotherapy, 1975;21 Suppl 1:130-5.
PMID: 239837
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Abstract
A total of 256 patients were admitted in Germany into a Pan-European multi centre trial of doxycycline in the treatment of infections of the respiratory tract. The diagnoses showed a preponderance of lower respiratory tract infections compared with other European countries, due largely to the fact that the participating physicians were pulmonary or internal medicine specialists. Doxycycline was given in a dose of 200 mg initially followed by 100 mg daily for 5-10 days (only the occasional patient varied from this regimen). Side-effects were uncommon (2.5-3.5%) and affected only the gastrointestinal tract. Four patients had to change antibiotic therapy, not because of side-effects but because of possible bacterial resistance in these patients. The results were comparable with those from the rest of Europe: 88% of patients had a good or very good response. Nine patients were treated for longer than 14 days and only eight patients did not show improvement.
MeSH terms
Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bronchitis; Child; Chronic Disease; Clinical Trials as Topic; Doxycycline; Escherichia coli; Female; Germany, West; Haemophilus influenzae; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes
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