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Comparative evaluation of efficacy and safety of cefotaxime-sulbactam with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in children with lower respiratory tract infections

Anil Pareek Ipca Laboratories Ltd, Medical Affairs and Clinical Research, 142 AB, Kandivli Industrial Estate, Kandivli (West), Mumbai 400067, India +91 022 6647 4747; +91 22 2868 6954; [email protected]
, MD,
Madhuri Kulkarni LTMM College & LTMG Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Sion, Mumbai 400022, India
, MD,
Subhashchandra Daga BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pune 411001, India
, MD,
Anand Deshpande BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Pune 411001, India
, MD &
Nitin Chandurkar Ipca Laboratories Ltd, Medical Affairs and Clinical Research, 142 AB, Kandivli Industrial Estate, Kandivli (West), Mumbai 400067, India +91 022 6647 4747; +91 22 2868 6954; [email protected]
Pages 2751-2757 | Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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