Levofloxacin is as effective as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of pertussis: A prospective observational study
Oral levofloxacin showed a comparable clinical effectiveness and a favorable safety profile to TMP-SMX for the treatment of non-severe pertussis with a 5-7 days course in children.
Authors
- Chuning Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-004X)
- Mei Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-5298)
- Hailing Chang
- Zhongqiu Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1895-7295)
- He Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3282-7275)
- Mingliang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2707-9471)
- Jiehao Cai
- Jingjing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9385-0535)
Institutions
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University (CN)
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2025.08.023
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.37