Prophylactic antimicrobials for traveler's diarrhea: An early history

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 11, 2005, Pages

  Sack, R Bradley ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BICOZAMYCIN; CLIOQUINOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FURAZOLIDONE; MECILLINAM; NEOMYCIN; PHTHALYLSULFATHIAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; STREPTOTRIAD; SULFADIAZINE; SULFATHIAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TRAVEL;

EID: 28044449354     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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