Middle ear effusion amoxicillin concentrations in acute otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 657-658

  Harrison, Christopher J ^a   Welch, David F ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Drug concentration; High dose; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EAR, MIDDLE; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0031850338     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199807000-00019     Document Type: Article

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