Once-daily therapy for streptococcal pharyngitis with amoxicillin

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-51

  Feder Jr , Henry M ^a,c   Gerber, Michael A ^a   Randolph, Martin F ^b   Stelmach, Paulette S ^c   Kaplan, Edward L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Group A streptococcal; Pharyngitis; Streptococcal infections; Streptococcus pyogenes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345211632     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.1.47     Document Type: Article

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