Treatment of cast bronchitis with low-dose oral azithromycin

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-143

  Schultz, Karen D ^a,b   Oermann, Christopher M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cast bronchitis; Inflammation; Macrolide antibiotics; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BRONCHITIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; MUCUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037317556     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10196     Document Type: Article

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