Azithromycin: We're there!

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1074-1075

  Albert, Richard K ^a   Connett, John ^b   Criner, Gerry L ^c   Han, MeiLan ^d  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MACROLIDE;

AUDIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; OTOTOXICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AZITHROMYCIN; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84922391955     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201408-1436LE     Document Type: Letter

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