Seasonal benzathine penicillin G prophylaxis for recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis in children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 256-258

  AkŞÍt, Sadik ^a   ÇAglayan, Suat ^a   Dokucu, GÜZÍDe ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benzathine penicillin G; Group A hemolytic Streptococcus; Pharyngitis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; PENICILLIN G, BENZATHINE; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031842229     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1998.tb01923.x     Document Type: Article

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