Effect of Azithromycin on the Severity of Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Patients with Mild Asthma
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Asthma
- Vol. 39 (2) , 181-185
Abstract
The effect of azithromycin on bronchial hyperresponsiveness was measured in a group of 11 patients with mild asthma. Azithromycin 250 mg orally was administered intermittently to all the patients t...Keywords
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