Short course therapy with ceftibuten versus azithromycin in pediatric streptococcal pharyngitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 963-967

  Boccazzi, Antonio ^a   Tonelli, Piera ^a   De' Angelis, Monica ^a   Bellussi, Luisa ^b   Passali, Desiderio ^b   Careddu, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Ceftibuten; Pharyngitis; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTIBUTEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; THRUSH; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033761090     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200010000-00004     Document Type: Article

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