Intramuscular ceftriaxone in comparison with oral amoxicillin-clavulanate for the treatment of acute otitis media in infants and children

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-62

  Wang, Chung Yi ^a   Lu, Chung Yi ^a   Hsieh, Yu Chia ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin clavulanate combination; Ceftriaxone; Infant; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN APPENDAGE DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842732534     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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