Observations on oral Sultamicillin/Unasyn CP-45899 therapy of neonatal infections

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-107

  Airede, A'K I ^a   Jalo, I ^a   Weerasinghe, H D ^a   Bello, M ^a   Adeyemi, Segun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b Pfizer Products PLC   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

neonatal infections; oral sultamicillin; Unasyn CP 45899

Indexed keywords

SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030932419     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(96)00359-7     Document Type: Article

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