Distribution of azithromycin in plasma and tonsil tissue after repeated oral administration of 10 or 20 milligrams per kilogram in pediatric patients

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1594-1596

  Blandizzi, Corrado ^a   Malizia, Tecla ^a   Batoni, Giovanna ^a   Ghelardi, Emilia ^a   Baschiera, Fabio ^a   Bruschini, Paolo ^a   Senesi, Sonia ^a   Campa, Mario ^a   Del Tacca, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSIL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0036236078     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.5.1594-1596.2002     Document Type: Article

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