Successful Treatment of Human Plague with Oral Ciprofloxacin

Apangu, Titus; Griffith, Kevin; Abaru, Janet; Candini, Gordian; Apio, Harriet; Okoth, Felix; Okello, Robert; Kaggwa, John; Acayo, Sarah; Ezama, Geoffrey; Yockey, Brook; Sexton, Christopher; Schriefer, Martin; Mbidde, Edward Katongole; Mead, Paul

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Successful Treatment of Human Plague with Oral Ciprofloxacin

Mar 2017
By Apangu, Titus ; Griffith, Kevin ; Abaru, Janet ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):553-555.

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Apangu, Titus ; Griffith, Kevin ; Abaru, Janet ; Candini, Gordian ; Apio, Harriet ; Okoth, Felix ; Okello, Robert ; Kaggwa, John ; Acayo, Sarah ; Ezama, Geoffrey ; Yockey, Brook ; Sexton, Christopher ; Schriefer, Martin ; Mbidde, Edward Katongole ; Mead, Paul Less -
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The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved ciprofloxacin for treatment of plague (Yersina pestis infection) based on animal studies. Published evidence of efficacy in humans is sparse. We report 5 cases of culture-confirmed human plague treated successfully with oral ciprofloxacin, including 1 case of pneumonic plague.
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Adolescent Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Ciprofloxacin Female Humans Male Middle Aged Plague
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Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):553-555.
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28125398
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PMC5382724
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Letter
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Uganda
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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