Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and subacute rhinosinusitis in children

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-157

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Principi, Nicola ^a   Di Pietro, P ^b   Bona, G ^b   Longhi, R ^b   Navone, C ^b   De Luca, G ^b   Michelozzi, C ^b   Miniello, V ^b   Morelli, M ^b   Tel, F ^b   Traverso, A ^b   Tremolati, E ^b   de Martino, M ^c   Bosis, S ^c   Chiappini, E ^c   Galli, L ^c   Tovo, P ^c   Paravati, F ^d   Plebani, A ^d   Vierucci, A ^d   Barbato, A ^e   Marseglia, G ^e   Baldi, F ^e   Barberi, S ^e   Bellasio, M ^e   Boner, A ^e   Cuffari, A ^e   Decimo, F ^e   De Rosa, M ^e   Leo, G ^e   Longo, G ^e   Miragliadel Giudice, M ^e   Piacentini, G ^e   Tripodi, S ^e   Di Mauro, G ^f   Brusoni, G ^f   Zuccotti, G V ^f   Passali, D ^g   Serra, A ^g   Pignataro, L ^g   Bellussi, L ^h   Marchisio, P ^h   Eandi, M ⁱ   Novelli, A ⁱ   Scaglione, F ⁱ   Nicoletti, G ^j   Speciale, A M ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b The Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP)   (Italy)

^c The Italian Society of Pediatric Infectivology (SITIP)   (Italy)

^d The Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP)   (Italy)

^e The Italian Society of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases (SIMRI)   (Italy)

^f The Italian Society of Preventive and Social Pediatrics (SIPPS)   (Italy)

^g The Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SIO)   (Italy)

^h The Italian Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (SIOP)   (Italy)

ⁱ The Italian Society of Chemotherapy (SIC)   (Italy)

^j The Italian Society of Microbiology (SIMI)   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Children; Guidelines; Respiratory tract infection; Rhinosinusitis; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; FLUNISOLIDE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; SULTAMICILLIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CELLULITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINGITIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT EDEMA; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; RHINOSINUSITIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 44849111010     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.2.147     Document Type: Review

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