Middle meatus bacteriology of acute rhinosinusitis in patients after irradiation of nasopharynx

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 286-288

  Huang, Wei Hsiung ^a   Liu, Chia Ming ^b   Chao, Ting Kuang ^c   Hung, Pei Kai ^a  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Antibiotic resistance; Bacteriology; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; NASOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; RHINOSINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 34250803291     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3016     Document Type: Article

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