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A relapse of paratyphoid fever after treatment with ciprofloxacin in a child with congenital biliary atresia.

Abstract
This report describes a relapse of Salmonella paratyphi B infection in a child with biliary atresia, following 2 weeks of treatment with ciprofloxacin. The recrudescence was complicated by the development of osteomyelitis and was treated with chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, ceftriaxone and ampicillin in succession.
AuthorsI J Eltringham, N Thalange, D Irish, H Issler, A Teall, D Ireland
JournalActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (Acta Paediatr) Vol. 86 Issue 5 Pg. 547-8 (May 1997) ISSN: 0803-5253 [Print] Norway
PMID9183498 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
Topics
  • Anti-Infective Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Biliary Atresia (complications, surgery)
  • Ciprofloxacin (therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis (complications)
  • Paratyphoid Fever (complications, drug therapy)
  • Recurrence

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