Once daily cefixime compared with twice daily trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for treatment of urinary tract infection in infants and children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 198-202

  Dagan, Ron ^a   Einhorn, Menachem ^a   Lang, Ruth ^b   Pomeranz, Avishalom ^b   Wolach, Baruch ^b   Miron, Dan ^c   Raz, Raoul ^c   Weintraub, Arieh ^d   Steinberger, Julia ^d   Isaachson, Meir ^e  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Sapir Medical Center   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Hasharon Medical Center   (Israel)

^e SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cefixime; Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0026827045     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199203000-00005     Document Type: Article

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