Predicting prognosis and effect of antibiotic treatment in rhinosinusitis

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 486-493

  De Sutter, An ^a,b   Lemiengre, Marieke ^a   Van Maele, Georges ^a   Van Driel, Mieke ^a   De Meyere, Marc ^a   Christiaens, Thierry ^a   De Maeseneer, Jan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute sinusitis; Antibiotics; Family practice; Practice based research; Prognosis; Radiography; Respiratory tract infections; Signs and symptoms, respiratory

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845485274     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.600     Document Type: Article

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