Sinusitis: Viral, bacterial, or fungal and what is the role of staph?

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 447-450

  Slavin, Raymond G ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 33845496310     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2006.27.2890     Document Type: Conference Paper

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