Five days of erythromycin estolate versus ten days of penicillin V in the treatment of group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis in children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 712-717

  Adam, D ^a   Scholz, H ^b   Aspe, C ^c   Berzel, H G ^c   Bulle, D ^c   Fritz, H P ^c   Grosse, V ^c   Hartmann, W ^c   Heil, R P ^c   Hirschbrunn, P ^c   Hubschmann Mehl U ^c   Just, J ^c   Kielhorn, A ^c   Knauer, B ^c   Maurer, L ^c   Muller K ^c   Niehaus, G ^c   Onken, D ^c   Raff, W ^c   Reineke, J ^c   Schulze Buxloh, A ^c   Schumann, D ^c   Steiner, M ^c   Szdzuy, C ^c   Van Stiphout, P ^c   Weh, M ^c   Winter, H ^c   Wolff, P ^c   Zinke, M ^c   more..

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM BERLIN BUCH   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN ESTOLATE; PENICILLIN V;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOM; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHROMYCIN ESTOLATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10244242492     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691957     Document Type: Article

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