Clindamycin in recurrent group a streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis - An alternative to tonsillectomy?

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 618-622

  Orrling, Arne ^a   Stjernquist Desatnik, Anna ^a   Schalén, Claes ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clindamycin; Pharyngotonsillitis; Streptococcus pyogenes; Treatment failure

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN V CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030796964     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113448     Document Type: Article

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