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Clinical Trial
. 1975 Aug 23;2(7930):333-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(75)92776-2.

Comparative trial of amoxycillin and chloramphenicol in treatment of typhoid fever in adults

N Pillay, E B Adams, D North-Coombes
Clinical Trial

Comparative trial of amoxycillin and chloramphenicol in treatment of typhoid fever in adults

N Pillay et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

A randomised clinical trial in 124 adult patients with typhoid fever, proved by blood culture, showed that amoxycillin in a dosage of 1 g. six-hourly for fourteen days is an alternative to chloramphenicol, which has hitherto been regarded as the drug of choice.

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