Condition

Paratyphoid fever

Clinical trials and treatment information for Paratyphoid fever

95K
People Affected
50
Active Trials
28K
New Cases/Year
14K
Deaths/Year

Treatment Rankings

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1
Ceftriaxone
90% Effectivenessβ€’ 88% Confidenceβ€’ 70% Safetyβ€’ 30 trialsβ€’ 6K participants
HIGH EvidenceGood ValueDose: 1-2 g intravenously or intramuscularly once daily
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Comparative Safety Scale(Higher is safer)

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70
DangerousModerateSafe

Time to Effect

12-24 hours

Duration

10-14 days

Response Rate

95%

Remission Rate

92%

Common Side Effects:

Diarrhea: 4%
Rash: 2%
Injection site pain: 2%

Annual Cost of Care

Drug Cost

$500

Monitoring

$400

Side Effects

$10

Total Annual

$910

Cost-Effectiveness

GOOD

Cost per Remission

$989.13

Cost per Responder

$957.89

Treatment Outcomes
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+90%
Response Rate
+95%
Remission Rate
+92%
Common Side Effects
Diarrhea
+4%
Rash
+2%
Injection site pain
+2%

Clinical Trial Phases:

Phase 3Phase 4
2
Chloramphenicol
90% Effectivenessβ€’ 75% Confidenceβ€’ 30% Safetyβ€’ 20 trialsβ€’ 5K participants
MODERATE EvidenceModerate ValueDose: 50 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses
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30
DangerousModerateSafe

Time to Effect

24-48 hours

Duration

10-14 days

Response Rate

92%

Remission Rate

90%

Common Side Effects:

Bone marrow suppression: 0.004%
Nausea: 8%
Vomiting: 6%
Diarrhea: 5%

Annual Cost of Care

Drug Cost

$30

Monitoring

$500

Side Effects

$10

Total Annual

$540

Cost-Effectiveness

MODERATE

Cost per Remission

$600

Cost per Responder

$586.96

Treatment Outcomes
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+90%
Response Rate
+92%
Remission Rate
+90%
Common Side Effects
Bone marrow suppression
+0.004%
Nausea
+8%
Vomiting
+6%

Clinical Trial Phases:

Phase 4
3
Azithromycin
88% Effectivenessβ€’ 85% Confidenceβ€’ 70% Safetyβ€’ 40 trialsβ€’ 8K participants
HIGH EvidenceGood ValueDose: 500 mg once daily for 3-7 days
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70
DangerousModerateSafe

Time to Effect

24-48 hours

Duration

5-7 days

Response Rate

92%

Remission Rate

90%

Common Side Effects:

Diarrhea: 6%
Nausea: 5%
Abdominal pain: 3%

Annual Cost of Care

Drug Cost

$25

Monitoring

$400

Side Effects

$10

Total Annual

$435

Cost-Effectiveness

GOOD

Cost per Remission

$483.33

Cost per Responder

$472.83

Treatment Outcomes
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+88%
Response Rate
+92%
Remission Rate
+90%
Common Side Effects
Diarrhea
+6%
Nausea
+5%
Abdominal pain
+3%

Clinical Trial Phases:

Phase 3Phase 4
4
Ciprofloxacin
85% Effectivenessβ€’ 80% Confidenceβ€’ 70% Safetyβ€’ 50 trialsβ€’ 10K participants
HIGH EvidenceGood ValueDose: 500-750 mg orally twice daily
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70
DangerousModerateSafe

Time to Effect

24-48 hours

Duration

7-14 days

Response Rate

90%

Remission Rate

85%

Common Side Effects:

Nausea: 8%
Diarrhea: 7%
Headache: 3%

Annual Cost of Care

Drug Cost

$20

Monitoring

$400

Side Effects

$10

Total Annual

$430

Cost-Effectiveness

GOOD

Cost per Remission

$505.88

Cost per Responder

$477.78

Treatment Outcomes
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+85%
Response Rate
+90%
Remission Rate
+85%
Common Side Effects
Nausea
+8%
Diarrhea
+7%
Headache
+3%

Clinical Trial Phases:

Phase 3Phase 4
5
Co-trimoxazole (Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
75% Effectivenessβ€’ 70% Confidenceβ€’ 70% Safetyβ€’ 25 trialsβ€’ 5K participants
MODERATE EvidenceModerate ValueDose: 160 mg Trimethoprim/800 mg Sulfamethoxazole twice daily
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70
DangerousModerateSafe

Time to Effect

3-5 days

Duration

10-14 days

Response Rate

78%

Remission Rate

75%

Common Side Effects:

Nausea: 5%
Vomiting: 4%
Rash: 3%

Annual Cost of Care

Drug Cost

$15

Monitoring

$400

Side Effects

$10

Total Annual

$425

Cost-Effectiveness

MODERATE

Cost per Remission

$566.67

Cost per Responder

$544.87

Treatment Outcomes
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+75%
Response Rate
+78%
Remission Rate
+75%
Common Side Effects
Nausea
+5%
Vomiting
+4%
Rash
+3%

Clinical Trial Phases:

Phase 3Phase 4