Efficacy of twice-daily dosing of amoxycillin/clavulanate in acute otitis media in children

Infection

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-166

  Behre, U ^a   Burow, H M ^a   Quinn, P ^b   Cree, F ^c   Harrison, H E ^c   Green, Nichola ^c  

^a Sligo Health Centre ^*  (Germany)

^b Sligo Public Health Laboratory   (Ireland)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RHINITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030916605     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02113605     Document Type: Article

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