Antimicrobial therapy for children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep apnea: A prospective randomized trial comparing azithromycin vs placebo

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 562-568

  Don, Debra M ^a   Goldstein, Nira A ^b   Crockett, Dennis M ^b   Ward, Sally Davidson ^b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital and Health Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; PLACEBO;

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONSIL DISEASE;

ADENOIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444484230     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

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