Randomized double-blind study comparing 3- and 6-day regimens of azithromycin with a 10-day amoxicillin-clavulanate regimen for treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2770-2774

  Henry, Dan C ^a   Riffer, Ernie ^b   Sokol, William N ^c   Chaudry, Naumann I ^d   Swanson, Robert N ^d  

^a Foothill Family Clinic   (United States)

^b Central Phoenix Medical Clinic   (United States)

^c Pharmacology Research Institute   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041422242     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.9.2770-2774.2003     Document Type: Article

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