Comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of short-course cefuroxime axetil and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of secondary bacterial infections of acute bronchitis

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 335-344

  Henry, Dan C ^a   Ruoff, Gary E ^b   Noonan, Michael ^c   DeAbate, C Andrew ^d   Puopolo, Anthony D ^e   Bettis, Robert ^f   Burroughs, Scott ^g   Cobb, Margaret ^g   Holley Jr , H Preston ^g  

^a Clin Res Advantage Foothill F C   (United States)

^b Westside Family Medical Center   (United States)

^c Allergy Associates Research Center   (United States)

^d Medical Research Centers   (United States)

^e Milford Emergency Associates   (United States)

^f Edmonds Family Medicine Clinic   (United States)

^g GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFUROXIME AXETIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032726273     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199918050-00001     Document Type: Article

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