Current therapy of group A streptococcal pharyngitis

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 277-280

  Dajani, Adnan S ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFPROZIL; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN ESTOLATE; ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE; LORACARBEF; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; SULFADIAZINE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PALATABILITY; PHARYNGITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; URTICARIA;

EID: 0031800068     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19980501-06     Document Type: Review

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