Azithromycin for the treatment of community-acquired bronchitis: A large, open, multicenter, efficacy-tolerance trial;Bronchite aiguë et surinfection de bronchite chronique. L'azithromycine, son efficacité en situation quotidienne

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1182-1187

  Raffi, F ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis; Azithromycin; Macrolide

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY;

EID: 0030513951     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0399-077x(96)80118-1     Document Type: Article

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