Comparison of ofloxacin otic solution with oral amoxycillin plus chloramphenicol ear drop in treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media with acute exacerbation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-68

  Supiyaphun, Pakpoom ^a   Koranasophonepun, Jackrit ^a   Kerekhanjanarong, Virachai ^a   Sastarasadhit, Veerapong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amoxycillin; Chloramphenicol; Chronic otitis media; Drug therapy; Ofloxacin; Otic solution

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EAR DROPS; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTOTOXICITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034016103     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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