Are antibiotics indicated as an initial treatment for patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections? A review

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1284, 2008, Pages

  Arroll, Bruce ^a   Kenealy, Timothy ^a   Falloon, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EMBASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; META ANALYSIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MORAXELLACEAE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 56149096734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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