A comparative study of single-dose treatment of chancroid using thiamphenicol versus Azithromycin

A study was conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, to compare azithromycin with thiamphenicol for the single-dose treatment of chancroid. In all, 54 men with chancroid were tested. The etiology was determined by clinical characterization and direct bacterioscopy with Gram staining. None of the patients had...

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Main Authors: Walter B. Junior, Nilton G. Di Chiacchio, Nilton Di Chiacchio, Ricardo Romiti, Paulo R. Criado, Paulo Eduardo N. Ferreira Velho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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