Effects of clarithromycin on oral mucositis in bone marrow transplant recipients

Haematologica

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 554-555

  Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b   Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Tai, Josepha W M ^a   Lie, Albert K W ^a   Luk, John ^b   Liang, Raymond ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Clarithromycin; Oral mucositis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0035350607     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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