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Doxycycline and amoxycillin in respiratory infections: a comparative assessment in general practice.
A general practitioner survey was carried out to compare the efficacy of doxycycline and amoxycillin in the treatment of 267 patients with respiratory tract infections requiring antibiotic therapy. The findings, based on clinical observations, suggest that both antibiotics were equally effective in providing prompt improvement and complete resolution of the infection, only 7 of the 134 receiving doxycycline and 13 of the 133 patients receiving amoxycillin failing to show a satisfactory response. There was a statistically significant better response in those patients with acute and acute-on-chronic bronchitis who were treated with doxycycline. It is possible that this may have been related to a local upsurge in mycoplasma infection at the time of the study.
PMID: 7363639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Cited by 1 PubMed Central article
Patient Drug Information
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Penicillin G Potassium or Sodium Injection (Pfizerpen® )
Your doctor has ordered penicillin, an antibiotic, to help treat your infection. The drug will be either injected into a large muscle (such as your buttock or hip) or added to an intravenous fluid that will drip through ...
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Doxycycline (Doryx® , Monodox® , Vibramycin® Calcium Syrup, ...)
Doxycycline is used to treat bacterial infections, including pneumonia and other respiratory tract infections; Lyme disease; acne; infections of skin, genital, and urinary systems; and anthrax (after inhalational exposur...
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Amoxicillin (Amoxil® , Amoxil® Pediatric Drops, Trimox® , ...)
Amoxicillin is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia; bronchitis; gonorrhea; and infections of the ears, nose, throat, urinary tract, and skin. It is also used in combination with other m...