Antibiotic treatment of children with secretory otitis media: Amoxicillin-clavunate is superior to penicillin V in a double-blind randomized study

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 695-699

  Thomsen, Jens ^a   Sederberg Olsen, Jørgen ^b   Balle, Viggo ^a   Hartzen, Susanne ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Strandgade 35   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PENICILLIN V; PRIMCILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOMETRY;

EID: 0030746403     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900070039006     Document Type: Article

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