Comparison of amoxycillin and clarithromycin as initial treatment of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 407, 1996, Pages 357-360

  Macfarlane, J T ^a   Prewitt, J ^a   Gard, P ^b   Guion, A ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Arnold Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Stenhouse Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lower respiratory tract infections; Oral antibiotics; Randomized drug trial

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THRUSH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0029893372     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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