Assessment of the palatability of β-lactamase-resistant antibiotics in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 599-602

  Matsui, Doreen ^a,b   Lim, Rodrick ^a   Tschen, Tina ^a   Rieder, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; ERYTHROMYCIN; SULFAFURAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EID: 0030962652     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170430065013     Document Type: Article

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