High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in isolates from the middle meatus of children and adults with acute rhinosinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 387-391

  Huang, Wei Hsiung ^a   Fang, Sheen Yie ^b  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MORAXELLACEAE INFECTION; OUTPATIENT; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RHINOSINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 13844321959     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800609     Document Type: Article

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