SUMMARY: The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of dirithromycin, a new macrolide antibiotic, in bronchial secretions (BS), bronchial mucosa (BM), epithelial lining fluid (ELF) and serum in 25 patients with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis after a 5 -day, once-daily, dirith
Erythromycin succinate in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
โ Scribed by H. M. Beumer; A. Y. Dubourg; A. Soetens
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6970
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