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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2023

Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Two Perioperative Chemotherapy Regimens for Lumbar Brucellosis.

Jie Wang, Lei Deng, Zihao Ding, Yaosheng Zhang, Yao Zhang, Kangpeng Li, Changsong Zhao, Qiang Zhang

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie Wang *Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3770-9104
Lei Deng *Department of First School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Henan, 450003, People's Republic of China.
Zihao Ding *Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Yaosheng ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Yao ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People's Republic of China.
Kangpeng LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People's Republic of China.
Changsong ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People's Republic of China.
Qiang ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People's Republic of China.
Capital Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Henan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The clinical efficacy of perioperative chemotherapy regimen (rifampicin, doxycycline, levofloxacin, ceftriaxone) was evaluated for lumbar brucellosis spondylitis patients with neurological injury. Methods: In Beijing Ditan Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, 32 patients with lumbar brucellosis spondylitis underwent surgery and triple perioperative chemotherapy (rifampicin, doxycycline, levofloxacin) between 2011 and 2021 due to neurological injury, and 34 patients matched up with the triple group underwent rifampicin, doxycycline, levofloxacin, and ceftriaxone. Both groups were compared in terms of changes in inflammation index, low back/leg pain, lumbar function, neurological function, and adverse drug reactions. Results: There was no significant difference in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), low back pain visual analogue scale (VAS), leg pain VAS, lumbar Oswestry disability index (ODI) and nerve function injury rate between the two groups before chemotherapy ( Conclusion: For lumbar brucellosis spondylitis with neurological injury, quadruple perioperative chemotherapy of rifampicin, doxycycline, levofloxacin and ceftriaxone can significantly reduce perioperative inflammation, and improve low back/leg pain, as well as promoting neurological function recovery in the short term.

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BrucellosisLow Back PainSpondylitisCeftriaxoneDoxycyclineHumansInflammationLevofloxacinLumbar VertebraeRetrospective StudiesRifampinTreatment OutcomeCeftriaxoneDoxycyclineLevofloxacinRifampinefficacylumbar brucellosis spondylitisneurological injuryperioperative chemotherapy

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