Peritonsillar abscess: A comparison of outpatient IM clindamycin and inpatient IV ampicillin/sulbactam following needle aspiration

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 366-368

  Ozbek, Cem ^a,b   Aygenc, Erdinc ^a   Unsal, Evrim ^a   Ozdem, Cafer ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CLINDAMYCIN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULBACTAM;

EID: 26944485556     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130508400617     Document Type: Article

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