Does short-course antibiotic therapy better meet patient expectations?

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-228

  Perez Gorricho, B ^a   Ripoll, M ^b,e   Pechere J C ^c   Cenedese, C ^d   Muller O ⁱ   Rossi, A ^c   Stahl, J P ^f   Stahlmann, R ^g   Tramarin, A ^h  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CMU ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e Centro de Salud de vila Rural   (Spain)

^f GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^h SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Azithromycin; Compliance; Patient perceptions; Short course therapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; JOSAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037333484     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00360-6     Document Type: Article

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