1. Berberine, a potential drug for trachoma.
- Author
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Khosla PK, Neeraj VI, Gupta SK, and Satpathy G
- Subjects
- Berberine administration & dosage, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Sulfacetamide therapeutic use, Berberine therapeutic use, Trachoma drug therapy
- Abstract
The clinical serological response to topical treatment of trachoma with Berberine an indigenous drug has been studied in 32 microbiologically confirmed cases. Efficacy of Berberine 0.2% when compared to sulfacetamide 20% was found to be superior in both the clinical course of trachoma and in achieving a fall in the serum antibody titers (P < 0.05) against chlamydia trachomatis in the treated patients.
- Published
- 1992