Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute pharyngitis in adults: Background

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 711-719

  Cooper, R J ^a   Hoffman, J R ^a   Barlett, J G ^a   Besser, R E ^a   Gonzales, R ^a   Hickner, J M ^a   Sande, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG USE; EXUDATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPHADENITIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0034999082     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0196-0644(01)70090-X     Document Type: Article

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