The bacteriology of acute maxillary sinusitis

ORL

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 175-181

  Ylikoski, Jukka ^a   Savolainen, Seppo ^a   Jousimies Somer, Hannele ^a  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute maxillary sinusitis; Anaerobes; Bacteriology; H. influenzae; Purulence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; METHODOLOGY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGE; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0024551448     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276054     Document Type: Article

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