Open AccessReported Rates of Diarrhea Following Oral Penicillin Therapy in Pediatric Clinical Trials
Author(s) -
J.P. Kuehn,
Zareen Ismael,
Paul F. Long,
Charlotte I. S. Barker,
Mike Sharland
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-20.2.90
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , penicillin , clinical trial , oral rehydration therapy , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , health services , population , biology
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a well-recognized adverse reaction to oral penicillins. This review analyzed the literature to determine the incidence of AAD following amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, and penicillin V oral therapy in pediatric clinical trials.