Dose timing and patient compliance with two antibiotic treatment regimens for lower respiratory tract infections in primary care

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 531-536

  Cals, Jochen W L ^a   Hopstaken, Rogier M ^a,b   Le Doux, Philippe H A ^a   Driessen, Ger A ^a   Nelemans, Patricia J ^a   Dinant, Geert Jan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Foundation of Primary Health Care Centres Eindhoven   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family practice; Patient compliance; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; ROXITHROMYCIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43549092008     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.029     Document Type: Article

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