Perspectives for the treatment of brucellosis in the 21st century: the Ioannina recommendations

PLoS Med. 2007 Dec;4(12):e317. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040317.

Abstract

The authors provide evidence-based guidance on treating human brucellosis, and discuss the future clinical trials that would help address the controversies surrounding treatment.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / history
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Biomedical Research / standards
  • Brucellosis / classification
  • Brucellosis / drug therapy*
  • Brucellosis / history
  • Brucellosis / microbiology
  • Developing Countries*
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Drug Combinations
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Fluoroquinolones / therapeutic use
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Global Health*
  • Guideline Adherence
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Recurrence
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Streptomycin / therapeutic use
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
  • World Health Organization

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Gentamicins
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
  • Doxycycline
  • Rifampin
  • Streptomycin