Intramuscular versus oral antibiotic therapy for the prevention of meningitis and other bacterial sequelae in young, febrile children at risk for occult bacteremia

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 504-512

  Fleisher, Gary R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Rosenberg, Norman ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Vinci, Robert ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Steinberg, Joel ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Powell, Keith ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Christy, Cynthia ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Boenning, Douglas A ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Overturf, Gary ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Jaffe, David ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Platt, Richard ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0028355111     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(05)83126-9     Document Type: Article

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