The management of upper respiratory tract infections

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 260-266

  Teng, C L ^a   Shajahan, Y ^a   Khoo, E M ^a   Nurjahan, I ^a   Leong, K C ^a   Yap, T G ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; Sore throat; Streptococcal infection; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GLUCONATE ZINC; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN V; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DECISION MAKING; EXUDATE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TONSIL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; CHILD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035183604     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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