Combination Regimen of Low Dose Erythromycin and Ofloxacin against Chronic Airway Infections

Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 849-850

  Minami, Hironobu ^a   Sakai, Shuzo ^b   Shimokata, Kaoru ^b  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1842739212     PISSN: 03853667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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