A dose-finding study of azithromycin in the treatment of acne vulgaris

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-147

  Basta Juzbašić, Aleksandra ^a   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^a   Oremović, Lenka ^b   Kotrulja, Lena ^b   Gruber, Franjo ^c   Brajac, Ines ^c   Marasović, Dujomir ^d   Andjelinović, Deny ^d   Herceg Harjaček, Lidija ^e   Cvitković, Livija ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^c KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^e PLIVA Research Institute Ltd   (Croatia)

^f PLIVA CROATIA LTD   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Azithromycin; Drug therapy; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAPULE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUSTULE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34948825279     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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