Long-term effectiveness of antiseptic cream for recurrent epistaxis in childhood: Five-year follow up of a randomised, controlled trial

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1084-1087

  Robertson, S ^a   Kubba, H ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Chlorhexidine neomycin cream (Naseptin); Epistaxis; Nasal cavity; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE PLUS NEOMYCIN; NASEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISTAXIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CAUTERY; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMOLLIENTS; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOMYCIN; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 52949104756     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107001600     Document Type: Article

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