Role of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children

Aim: to determine the efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children. study design: it was a descriptive case series. duration: six months from january 2012 to june 2012. settings: department of pediatric medicine unit-i,sims/services hospital,lahore. methods: a total of 110 cases fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. results: in this study 8.78±3.87 years was the commonest age,68(61.82%) male cases and 42(38.18%) female cases,efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of typhoid fever in children was calculated and in 96(87.27%) cases,efficacy was recorded while only 14(12.73%) cases could not treated effectively. the results of the study reveal that azithromycin is safe and effective drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in children. conclusion: the results of the study reveal that azithromycin is safe and effective drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in children.