Effect of antibiotic therapy on nasal nitric oxide concentration in children with acute sinusitis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1680-1683

  Baraldi, Eugenio ^a,b   Azzolin, Nicoletta M ^a   Biban, Paolo ^a   Zacchello, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MOUTH BREATHING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030995806     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.5.9154876     Document Type: Article

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