Adeel Riaz, Amer Ullah Malik, Farhan Zahoor.
Role of Azithromycin in the Treatment of Typhoid Fever in Children.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):1118-20.

Aim: To determine the efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children. Study design: It was a descriptive case series. Duration: Six months from January 2012 to June 2012. Settings: Department of Pediatric Medicine Unit-I, SIMS/Services Hospital, Lahore. Methods: A total of 110 cases fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Results: In this study 8.78±3.87 years was the commonest age, 68(61.82%) male cases and 42(38.18%) female cases, efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children was calculated and in 96(87.27%) cases, efficacy was recorded while only 14(12.73%) cases could not treated effectively. The results of the study reveal that azithromycin is safe and effective drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in children. Conclusion: The results of the study reveal that azithromycin is safe and effective drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in children.

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