Bacteriology of chronic sinusitis in relation to middle meatal secretion

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-176

  Jiang, Rong San ^a   Su, Mao Chang ^b   Liao, Chung Yu ^c   Lin, Jen Fu ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE SMEAR; PARANASAL SINUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646270420     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540610670753     Document Type: Article

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