Antibiotics for acute laryngitis in adults
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Antibiotics for acute laryngitis in adults.
BACKGROUND This is an update of the original review published in 2005. Acute laryngitis is a common illness worldwide. Diagnosis is often made by case history alone and treatment often targets symptoms. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of different antibiotic therapies in adults with acute laryngitis. A secondary objective was to report the rates of adverse events associated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004783.pub5