Randomized, double-blind study of the clinical efficacy of 3 days of azithromycin compared with co-amoxiclav for the treatment of acute otitis media

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 469-472

  Dunne, Michael W ^a   Latiolais, Thomas ^b   Lewis, Barnett ^c   Pistorius, Bruce ^d   Bottenfield, Gerald ^e   Moore, William H ^f   Garrett, Anne ^g   Stewart, Tracy D ^h   Aoki, Jeffrey ^i,m   Spiegel, Craig ^j   Boettger, David ^k,n   Shemer, Anne ^l  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Ark La Tex Children's Clinic   (United States)

^c Pediatric Adolescent Associates   (United States)

^d Willis Knighton Pediatric GI Specialists   (United States)

^e R/D Clinical Research Inc   (United States)

^f Dallas Pediatric Neurology Associates   (United States)

^g RADIANT RESEARCH   (United States)

^h Department of Ophthalmology   (United States)

ⁱ Hill Top Research Inc   (United States)

^j Hill Top Research   (United States)

^k Advanced Clinical Research Utah   (United States)

^l Skila Inc   (United States)

^m Peachwood Medical Group   (United States)

ⁿ Jordan Valley Family Health   (United States)

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Author keywords

AOM; Children; Tympanic membrane disease

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EARDRUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; REFLECTOMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 10744229276     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg358     Document Type: Article

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