Doxycycline or Ofloxacin for Outpatient Chlamydial Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? A Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Objective: The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines include 2 drugs, doxycycline and ofloxacin, for treatment of the chlamydial component of outpatient pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Although ofloxacin costs about $90 more than doxycycline, doxycycline is frequentl...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Rosenberg, Michael S. Waugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S106474499500024X