Measurement of cefaclor and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid levels in middle-ear fluid in patients with acute otitis media

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2987-2989

  Scaglione, F ^a   Caronzolo, D ^a   Pintucci, J P ^b   Fraschini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY FLUIDS; CEFACLOR; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0042924337     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.9.2987-2989.2003     Document Type: Article

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