Efficacy of antimicrobial treatment in non-dysenteric persistent diarrhoea in a community setting

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1290-1294

  Bahl, R ^a   Bhandari, N ^a   Bhan, M K ^a   Saxena, M ^a   Bagati, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Metronidazole; Nalidixic acid; Persistent diarrhoea; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029802882     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13913.x     Document Type: Article

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