Efficacy and safety of azithromycin versus phenoxymethylpenicillin in the treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 849-853

  Haye, R ^a   Lingaas, E ^a   Hoivik H O ^b   Odegard T ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Elverum Medical Clinic   (Norway)

^c Pfizer A S   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SECRETION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0029731018     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691214     Document Type: Article

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