Microbiology and management of sinusitis

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-256

  Brook, Itzhak ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta lactamase; Fusobacterium sp.; Haemophilus influenzae; Prevotella sp.; Sinusitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORANIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029747141     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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