Antimicrobial therapy in chronic rhinosinusitis

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-226

  Bhattacharyya, Neil ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFUROXIME; MACROLIDE; PLACEBO; ROXITHROMYCIN; STEROID; TERBINAFINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYCOSIS; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MYCOSES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 64649090610     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-009-0032-3     Document Type: Review

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