Intranasal antifungal treatment in 51 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 862-866

  Ponikau, Jens U ^a,b   Sherris, David A ^a   Kita, Hirohito ^b   Kern, Eugene B ^a  

^a Dept Otorinol Head/Neck Surg ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Chronic sinusitis; Eosinophils; Nasal polyps; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE IRRITATION; NOSE POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0036917652     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.130051     Document Type: Article

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