Cefuroxime axetil in the treatment of acute sinusitis in childhood

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 547-550

  Gurses N ^a   Kalayci, A G ^a   Islek, I ^a   Uysal, S ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME AXETIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOUTH FLORA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029800651     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.3.547     Document Type: Article

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