Azithromycin versus doxycycline for the treatment of genital chlamydia infection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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There has been recent debate questioning the efficacy of azithromycin for the treatment of urogenital chlamydia infection. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of 1 g azithromycin with 100 mg doxycycline twice daily (7 days) for the treatment of urogenital chlamydia infection.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin Infect Dis

Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 15 2014

Volume: 59

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne.

[2 ] Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville.

[3 ] Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney.

[4 ] Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville.

[5 ] Sexual Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Melbourne, University of Melbourne Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Australia.

[6 ] Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Australia.

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Publisher Item ID: ciu220

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu220

PubMed ID: 24729507

SO-VID: e74010e5-f1de-4de4-b811-892bd7324c9e

Copyright © © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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Keywords: azithromycin,doxycycline,genital chlamydia,meta-analysis,treatment efficacy

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Keywords: azithromycin, doxycycline, genital chlamydia, meta-analysis, treatment efficacy

Azithromycin versus doxycycline for the treatment of genital chlamydia infection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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