The effect of erythromycin on resolution of symptoms among adults with pharyngitis not caused by group A streptococcus

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Petersen, Kay ^a,b,c   Phillips, Russell S ^a,b,c   Soukup, Jane ^a,b,c   Komaroff, Anthony L ^d   Aronson, Mark ^a,b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

erythromycin; non group A streptococcus (GAS); pharyngitis; sore throat, resolution of

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030985523     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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