Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for intrafamilial transmission of group A β-hemolytic streptococci

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-141

  Kikuta, Hideaki ^a   Shibata, Mutsuo ^b   Nakata, Shuji ^c   Yamanaka, Tatsuru ^d   Sakata, Hiroshi ^e   Fujita, Kozo ^f   Kobayashi, Kunihiko ^g  

^a Touei Hospital   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^c Nakata Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

^d Yamanaka Tatsuru Pediatrics

^e Asahikawa Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

^f Sapporo City Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

^g SAPPORO HOKUYU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family; GABHS; Group A hemolytic streptococci; Pharyngitis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFCAPENE PIVOXIL; CEFDINIR; CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33846610006     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000253060.72953.9d     Document Type: Article

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