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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1995-01-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S106474499500024X |