Treatment of acute biliary tract infections with ofloxacin: A randomized, controlled clinical trial

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 555-557

  Karachalios, G N ^a   Nasiopoulou, D D ^b   Bourlinou, P K ^b   Reppa, A ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cholangitis; Cholecystitis; Ofloxacin

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHLEBITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; PHLEBITIS;

EID: 0030450970     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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