Antimicrobial treatment in acute maxillary sinusitis: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 881-890

  De Bock, G H ^a,c   Dekker, F W ^b   Stolk, J ^a   Springer, M P ^a   Kievit, J ^a   Van Houwelingen, J C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department of General Practice ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute maxillary sinusitis; Antibiotics; Drug therapy; Heterogeneity; Meta analysis; Pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; CEFPODOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; LORACARBEF; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030818566     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00117-0     Document Type: Article

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