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Effects of cefixime or co-amoxiclav treatment on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in children with acute otitis media

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A multicentre, open-label, randomized study was performed in 501 out-patients with acute otitis media, aged 6–36 months, to study the impact of treatment with either cefixime suspension 8 mg/kg/day bd or co-amoxiclav suspension 80 mg/kg/day tds for 10 days on
nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. Of 426 patients with nasopharyngeal cultures at entry to the trial, end of treatment and at follow-up visit (35 days after inclusion), significant changes in carriage of S. pneumoniae were
observed

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English

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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1998) 41, 253–258

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