Prospective Comparison of Ampicillin / Amoxicillin Versus Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Salmonella Infections in AIDS Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Co-existing Condition:
• •Patients with the following are excluded:
• •Type I hypersensitivity to beta-lactam antibiotics.
• •Not expected to survive 12 weeks.
• •In a coma or with other central nervous system (CNS) impairment.
• •Patients with the following are excluded:
• •Type I hypersensitivity to beta-lactam antibiotics.
• •Not expected to survive 12 weeks.
• •In a coma or with other central nervous system (CNS) impairment.
• •Prior Medication:
• •Excluded within 48 hours of study entry:
• •Treatment with an antibiotic active in vitro against Salmonella.
• •HIV infection, AIDS, or AIDS related complex (ARC).
• •Salmonella bacteremia or positive stool culture in patient with 3 or more stools per day.