The efficacy of high-dose penicillin for community-acquired pneumonia diagnosed by pneumococcal urine antigen test

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-112

  Oka, Hideaki ^a   Ueda, Atsuhisa ^a   Watanuki, Yuji ^a   Tsukiji, Jun ^a   Kuroda, Hideyo ^a   Akashi, Syunsuke ^b   Hirai, Yoshihiro ^b   Fuyuki, Toshiharu ^b   Kaneko, Takeshi ^c   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; CURB 65; High dose penicillin; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Urine antigen

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 65349160527     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-009-0672-1     Document Type: Article

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