Acute otitis media: Antimicrobial therapy in an era of resistant bacteria and sceptical meta-analysticians

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1113, 2000, Pages 284-286

  Teele, David W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 0040442374     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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