Is a once daily dose of gentamicin safe and effective in the treatment of UTI in infants and children?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 823-824

  Shahid, M ^a   Cooke, R ^a  

^a Portiuncula Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EAR INFECTION; HUMAN; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34548482525     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.121079     Document Type: Article

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