Community-acquired pneumonia in ugandan adults: Short-term parenteral ampicillin therapy for bacterial pneumonia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 172-177

  Yoshimine, H ^a   Oishi, K ^a   Mubiru, F ^a   Nalwoga, H ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   Amano, H ^a   Ombasi, P ^a   Watanabe, K ^a   Joloba, M ^a   Aisu, T ^a   Ahmed, K ^a   Shimada, M ^a   Mugerwa, R ^a   Nagatake, T ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFMENOXIME; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 0034978469     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.172     Document Type: Article

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