Comparative efficacy and safety evaluation of cefaclor VS amoxycillin + clavulanate in children with acute otitis media (AOM)

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Aggarwal, Mukesh ^a   Sinha, Ramanuj ^b   Murali, M Vasudeva ^c   Trihan, Prita ^b   Singhal, P K ^d  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media (AOM); Antibacterial therapy; Cephalosporins

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 17244364124     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02859264     Document Type: Article

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