Nasal irrigation with lavonase® as ancillary treatment of acute rhinosinusitis: A pilot study

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Gelardi, Matteo ^a   Mezzoli, A ^a   Fiorella, M L ^a   Carbonara, M ^b   Di Gioacchino, M ^c   Ciprandi, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Villalba Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Nasal irrigation; Nasal symptoms; Rhinomanometry; Rhinosinusitis treatment

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; NAPHAZOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINORRHEA; RHINOSINUSITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NASAL LAVAGE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHAZOLINE; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL LAVAGE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OFLOXACIN; PILOT PROJECTS; RHINITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY; SINUSITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349087544     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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