A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled noninferiority trial of amoxicillin for clinically diagnosed acute otitis media in children 6 months to 5 years of age

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-341

  Le Saux, Nicole ^a   Gaboury, Isabelle ^b   Baird, Marian ^b   Klassen, Terry P ^b   MacCormick, Johnna ^b   Blanchard, Colline ^b   Pitters, Carrol ^b   Sampson, Margaret ^b   Moher, David ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOMETRY;

EID: 13444306464     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040771     Document Type: Article

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