A multicenter, randomized, comparative assessment in healthy pediatric volunteers of the palatability of oral antibiotics effective in the therapy of otitis media

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 278-285

  Toscani, Michael ^a,b,f   Drehobl, Margaret ^c   Freed, Jay ^d   Stool, Sylvan ^e  

^a HealthAnswers Inc   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^d Private practice   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Hastings Healthcare Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Otitis media; Palatability; Taste

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFPROZIL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EID: 0034125732     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(00)80018-1     Document Type: Article

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