Topical treatment of rhinosinusitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 18, 2007, Pages 62-67

  Fiocchi, A ^a,b   Sarratud, T ^a   Bouygue, G R ^a   Ghiglioni, D ^a   Bernardo, L ^a   Terracciano, L ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antihistamines; Children; Decongestants; Glucocorticoids; Rhinosinusitis; Saline; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BROMELAIN; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; FLUTICASONE; FUNGICIDE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; OXYMETAZOLINE; PLACEBO; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALGORITHM; ALLERGY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 34548337278     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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