Lower overall healthcare costs with telithromycin (TEL) versus clarithromycin (CLA) in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

J. R. Chang, P. G. Davey, J. Stewart, C. V. Asche, R. B. Nieman (Bridgewater, United States Of America; Dundee, United Kingdom; Quebec, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Clinical aspects of community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Clinical aspects of community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 988
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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