Topical antibiotic therapy for recalcitrant sinusitis

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 668-670

  Leonard, David W ^a   Bolger, William E ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEZLOCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032925073     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199904000-00029     Document Type: Article

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