Are antibiotics helpful for acute maxillary sinusitis?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 490-492

  Theis, Jim ^a   Oubichon, Tomeka ^b   Barnette, Debra J ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Hanover Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; PLACEBO;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUSITIS; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037780640     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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