Evaluation of the efficacy, safety and toleration of azithromycin vs. penicillin V in the treatment of acute streptococcal pharyngitis in children: Results of a multicenter, open comparative study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 791-795

  Schaad, Urs B ^a,c   Heynen, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Pfizer AG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

azithromycin; pediatric; penicillin V; Streptococcal pharyngitis; tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0029810938     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199609000-00011     Document Type: Article

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