Antibiotic treatment alone for acute rhinosinusitis gives a poor response in allergic children

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-101

  Marseglia, Gian Luigi ^a   Klersy, C ^b   Barberi, S ^a   Marseglia, A ^a   Castellazzi, A M ^a   Pagella, F ^a   Ciprandi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Allergic children; Antibiotic; Nasal endoscopy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMON COLD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; RHINOSINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 33947715229     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000111     Document Type: Article

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