Effectiveness of erdosteine, a second generation mucolytic agent, in children with acute rhinosinusitis: A randomized, placebo controlled, double-blinded clinical study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-589

  Unuvar, E ^a   Tamay, Z ^a   Yildiz, I ^a   Toprak, S ^b   Kilic, A ^c   Aydin, S ^a   Kilic, G ^a   Guler, N ^a   Oguz, F ^c   Sidal, M ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Erdosteine; Infection; Mucolytic; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ERDOSTEINE; ERDOSTIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; THIOGLYCOLATES; THIOPHENES;

EID: 77649201373     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01646.x     Document Type: Article

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