Sequential or switch treatment - Which criteria should be fulfilled?

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-302

  Shah, Pramod M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Sequential treatment; Switch treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-QUINOLONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0033745689     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00248-X     Document Type: Article

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