RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL OF ANTIBIOTIC-THERAPY FOR ESCHERICHIA-COLI O157-H7 ENTERITIS

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PROULX, F [1 ]
TURGEON, JP [1 ]
DELAGE, G [1 ]
LAFLEUR, L [1 ]
CHICOINE, L [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MONTREAL, HOP ST JUSTINE, DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, MONTREAL H3T 1C5, QUEBEC, CANADA
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10.1016/S0022-3476(05)81209-0
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R72 [儿科学];
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We undertook a prospective, controlled study to evaluate the effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in children with proven Escherichia coli O157:H7 enteritis on the duration of symptoms, on fecal excretion of pathogen, and on the risk of progression to hemolytic-uremic syndrome. There was no statistically significant effect of treatment on progression of symptoms, fecal pathogen excretion, or the incidence of HUS (2/22 vs 4/25; p = 0.67). Our results suggest that a multicentric trial using rapid diagnostic methods to permit early randomization should be carried out.
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