Ciprofloxacin versus a tobramycin/cefuroxime combination in the treatment of serious systemic infections: A prospective, randomized and controlled study of efficacy and safety

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 637-646

  Kalager, Tore ^a   Andersen, Bjørg Marit ^b   Bergan, Tom ^c   Brubakk, Oddbjørn ^d   Bruun, Johan N ^e   Døskeland, Børge ^f   Hellum, Kjell B ^g   Hopen, Gunnar ^h   Von Der Lippe, Elisabeth ^e   Rahm, Vimala ⁱ   Ritland, Ståle ^a   Schreiner, Axel ^j  

^a Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Sarpsborg Hospital ^*  (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ Clinical Research Center   (Sweden)

^j HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEINURIA; RASH; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS, COMBINED; BACTEREMIA; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOBRAMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0026462886     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549209054651     Document Type: Article

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