Drug Design, Development and Therapy (Nov 2021)

Clinical Effect of Doxycycline Combined with Compound Sulfamethoxazole and Rifampicin in the Treatment of Brucellosis Spondylitis

  • Yang XM,
  • Jia YL,
  • Zhang Y,
  • Zhang PN,
  • Yao Y,
  • Yin YL,
  • Tian Y

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 4733 – 4740

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Xin-Ming Yang, Yong-Li Jia, Ying Zhang, Pei-Nan Zhang, Yao Yao, Yan-Lin Yin, Ye Tian Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xin-Ming YangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, No. 12, Changqing Road, Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 313-8046926Email [email protected]: The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical value of triple antibiotic therapy consisting of doxycycline, compound sulfamethoxazole and rifampicin in the treatment of brucellosis spondylitis.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 100 patients with brucellosis spondylitis admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from March 2016 to June 2019. Patients were divided into the following two groups: the control group (n = 50) treated with dual antibiotic therapy (rifampicin + compound sulfamethoxazole), and the observation group (n = 50) treated with triple antibiotic therapy (rifampicin + doxycycline + compound sulfamethoxazole). The treatment effect, low back pain relief, levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP), as well as the adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results: The response rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P 0.05). But after treatment, the VAS score and the levels of ESR, PCT and CRP in observation group were lower than those in the control group (P 0.05).Conclusion: The triple antibiotic therapy of doxycycline, compound sulfamethoxazole and rifampicin is effective in the treatment of brucellosis spondylitis. It can significantly alleviate patients’ back pain and inflammation with a high safety profile, which is worthy of clinical application.Keywords: doxycycline, compound sulfamethoxazole, rifampicin, Brucella, spondylitis

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