Bacterial flora in normal adult maxillary sinuses

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-263

  Hamad, Walid Abou ^a   Matar, Nayla ^a   Elias, Michelle ^a   Nasr, Marwan ^a   Sarkis Karam, Dolla ^a   Hokayem, Nabil ^a   Haddad, Amine ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adult; Antral puncture; Bacteriology; Healthy; Maxillary sinus; Quantitative study; Sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67849104915     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3317     Document Type: Article

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