Role of leukotriene B4 and interleukin-8 in acute bacterial and viral otitis media

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 968-974

  Patel, Janak A ^a   Sim, Tommy ^b   Chonmaitree, Tasnee ^a,b   Garofalo, Roberto ^a   Owen, Mary J ^a   Uchida, Tatsuo ^a   Howie, Virgil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokine; interleukin 8; leukotriene; otitis media; respiratory disorder; viral disease

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOTRIENE B4; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 12644257596     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610501207     Document Type: Article

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