An animal model for the study of topical medications in sinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-9

  Chiu, Alexander G ^a,b   Antunes, Marcelo B ^a   Feldman, Michael ^a   Cohen, Noam A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antibiotic; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Resistance; Rhinosinusitis; Topical medications

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INOCULATION; LAVAGE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NONHUMAN; PARANASAL SINUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; RHINOSINUSITIS; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IRRIGATION; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RABBITS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846917291     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.2903     Document Type: Article

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