Ceftriaxone for refractory acute otitis media: Impact of a clinical practice guideline

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 739-743

  Gauthier, Marie ^a   Chevalier, Isabelle ^a   Gouin, Serge ^a   Lamarre, Valérie ^a   Abela, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Ceftriaxone; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349135337     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181bec85f     Document Type: Article

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