Comparison of patient compliance with once-daily and twice-daily antibiotic regimens in respiratory tract infections: Results of a randomized trial

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 531-536

  Kardas, Przemyslaw ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Anti infectives; Antimicrobials; Chronic bronchitis; Clarithromycin; Dose regimen

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; KLACID UNO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34248154262     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl528     Document Type: Article

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