Newer oral antimicrobials for resistant respiratory tract pathogens. Which show the most promise?

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 67-76

  Stein, Gary E ^a   Havlichek, Daniel H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFPROZIL; CEFTIBUTEN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIRITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GREPAFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LORACARBEF; MACROLIDE; NEW DRUG; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPARFLOXACIN; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DIARRHEA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031841862     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1998.06.514     Document Type: Review

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