Variables influencing bacteriological outcome in patients with streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis treated with penicillin V

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 365-367

  Ovetchkine, Philippe ^a,d   Levy, Corinne ^b   De la Rocque, France ^b   Boucherat, Michel ^b   Bingen, Edouard ^c   Cohen, Robert ^a  

^a University of Créteil   (France)

^b Association clinique et therapeutique infantile du Val de Marne ACTIV   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d ACTIV   (France)

Author keywords

Penicillin V; Streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN V; PHARYNGITIS; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036308576     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-0963-3     Document Type: Article

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