Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for community acquired lower respiratory tract infection in a general hospital: Open, Randomised controlled trial

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6991, 1995, Pages 1360-

  Chan, Robert ^a   Hemeryck, Linda ^a   O'regan, Myra ^a   Clancy, Luke ^a   Feely, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029059132     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6991.1360     Document Type: Article

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