Do patients with sore throat benefit from penicillin? A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial with penicillin V in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 411, 1996, Pages 589-593

  Dagnelie, C F ^a   Van Der Graaf, Y ^a   De Melker, R A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical trials in general practice; Group A beta haemolytic streptococci; Sore throat

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029955949     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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