Prevention of Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in a Community of Cloistered Nuns Using a New Immunostimulating Bacterial Lysate: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Tricarico, Davide ^a   Varricchio, Attilio ^a   D'Ambrosio, Salvatore ^a   Ascione, Enrico ^a   Motta, Gaetano ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial lysate; Immunostimulant; Ismigen , efficacy, prevention of recurrent upper respiratory tract infections; Upper respiratory tract infections, prevention, recurrent

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LYSATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; ISMIGEN; PLACEBO; VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; CLERGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SALIVA LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TABLET; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0742304362     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296937     Document Type: Article

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