Intramuscular ceftriaxone compared with oral amoxicillin-clavulanate for treatment of acute otitis media in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 858-863

  Varsano, I ^a   Volovitz, B ^a   Horev, Z ^b   Robinson, J ^c   Laks, Y ^c   Rosenbaum, I ^d   Cohen, A ^b   Eilam, N ^e   Jaber, L ^f   Fuchs, C ^a   Amir, J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Berkman Clinic   (Israel)

^c Ramat Aviv   (Israel)

^d Plotkin Clinic   (Israel)

^e Yehud Clinic   (Israel)

^f Taibe Clinic   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Amoxicillin clavulanate; Ceftriaxone

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030734316     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050731     Document Type: Article

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