Do antibiotics improve outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-238+240

  Duiker, S Shevaun ^a   Parker, Sandi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFACLOR; NOSE DROPS; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ANOSMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; FACE PAIN; FATIGUE; FEVER; HALITOSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OTALGIA; PUS; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOOTH PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542268210     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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